Rules for building a valve cover racer?

[Greg D]

Figured someone should ask, lol. What are the rules?
Size?
Weight?
Type of wheels?
Etc?
Whoops I thought I was still in "Off Subject" when I posted.

[Truckrat]

Greg, I did a little search on google and found several options, but this one looked more like the track Truckfarmer is trying to get, and is real close to what I have seen at other events. Check it out!
www.ridgecrest.ca.us/~biesiade/Valvecover.htm TR

[jkimbrel65]

Rules At ss 06 it was run what ya brung

[Truckrat]

Guys, I kinda thought it was like that. Wouldn't have really figgerd it any other way. Butt.........................for those who ain't ever built one, that link will at least give them a clue about what this whole thing is about. I can't believe all this time I have seen those things here and there and never built one for myself. I started to once or twice with an aluminum valve cover I got at a swap meet off a detroit deisel. I think it would polish out pretty nice and look like chrome, but after all, this a FORD OUTFIT, and I'm gonna build one with a FORD valvecover.
BTW, Y-Block covers work pretty well since they have the two center bolt holes. Makes it easy to take the cover off for those occasional pit stop adjustments. TR

[GLindley]

There was a few pictures of some of our members Valve Cover Racers on the MSN site, but I couldn't them....

[blackagatha]

AAAH!!! so that is what this is all about... haha that's funny. Quite cool though!

[66fordtrucknut]

Mine was way too heavy and slow, about knocking the barrier down evrytime. If we had a long distance run or a demolition derby I would've prob. won that.
Charlie

[MadMaxetc]

I think I am got to build a "Valve Cover Racer Of Tomarrow" using parts from aircraft.