It's nice to see Delaware join the smaller tracks in offering a chance for anyone thats wants to try racing some way to do it without spending a lot of money.  The so called "joke" classes are where new racers come from for the higher classes.  They usually bring a lot of fans with them as many are kids, so they bring their friends, parents, grandparents etc.  Where are new racers going to come from if you don't offer somewhere for them to start.  Those that race a late model or a modified, do you want someone that has never raced before, build a car and come out and race with you??  This has always been a disaster, I know it and you know it.  We have seen an increasing number of racers leave late models, modifieds etc just because they can no longer afford it.  Those that really just want to race come back to a class where parts can be purchased from your local wrecking yard or the Canadian Tire store.  These people are still dedicated racers and want to come out, bring their friends, and have a good time even though they may not fit your idea of a serious racer, where the mentallity of "run with the big dogs or stay on the porch" exists.
I don't see a problem with the cars you are asking for coming to Varney.  We really encourage that kind of safety equipment however, we took precautions at Varney to keep the speeds down so it wasnt absolutely necessary.  We don't want RACE cars.  We want that car in your driveway that nobody will buy, with as much cage as you are comfortable with, without front and rear hoops.  We are hoping that if you can afford good belts this time (there are a lot out there from other racers that have to change theirs every two years), that next you will get a better seat and so on.  Our idea of claiming one of of the top ten cars is our way of helping to insure that a lot of money is not spent.  Any safety equipment can be removed from the car (fuel cell, safety seat, safety belts).
Stick to your guns John. I am sure that you can make this work.
Good luck
Les

It says they will allow 4 cyl cars from most Ontario tracks, So I dont know what you are talking about. I would say 90% of them have front and rear hoops, and are built for racing :s

Maybe just my ignorance, but aren't front hoops a good thing, even in a bone stock class? I mean, anything that is gonna help the car come back next time should be encouraged, no? Or is there some performance advantage I'm not aware of?

I think I'd be pushing both hoops AND rub rails.

Not having front hoops discourages people from excessive use of the "chrome horn". You have to protect your radiator.
If people are not nerfing you in the rear, then in theory you should not require a rear hoop. Might also prevent blocking.

For what these cars are supposed to cost, life expectancy probably is not an issue. Cheaper to build a new one than fix a wrecked one.

Rub rails, well that is debatable.

The front hoop is a real necessity in my mind as usually the car is gutted to point were frontal crash protection is greatly diminished. I don't buy the ramming concept at all, if the car is in that deep well you'd have the black flag to settle it.

i just hope to have a good show down there . ive looked at some other sites and i just hope the counts will be ok  seeing how another track has 1000 up to win for a 75 lapper not to far away the same day.

Ill be running delaware for other reasons but i just hope its a good turn out.

which track is this?