Don't blame Rat for the demise of BTR,it was already on the way out i flew BTR in the 54 KOI and won with a K&B23 ,had about 6 entry's .it had already died here in Fla ,i flew it about 4 times at the Nat's ,never with a big entry
when rat started here it took all day to run it off ,as it progressed entry's went down until only two or three guys could hold on to them at 160 MPH
i believe the late Ken Smith tried to bring BTR back and as Keith said got permission to run it at a VSC in Tucson but Keith and i sat in the hotel watching it rain and that was that.
i got permission to run BTR at the Nat's as an unofficial event .we had a 100 mph speed limit the first couple of years but had fairly good entry's ,but there was grumblings about the 100 mph limit .i told the guys it was their event and asked what they wanted, the vote was no speed limit and within 3 years you needed a Webra 28 and had to run 115 for 35 laps to win and it went down hill to where it is no longer run for lack of entry's
i feel all C/L events but stunt have a life span .everyone gets intrested ,lots of entry's, then the good get better and the bottom guys drop out and entry's get smaller ,happened in good year, mouse 2, fox racing ,form 40 was started with the idea that the rat guys could enter, the did have a head start but the weight of the rats soon left them behind
headed to Brodaks to see how we can do in Fox stunt 35 Speed