I think the promoters of the racing lounge acts at this year's AMA Nats have the right idea:
Two Events
One for just Fox 35 Stunts, and,,,,,
One for any plain bearing 25 (except the Norvel BigMiG 25). I've never seen a BigMiG 25, but it must be one heck of an engine, to be excluded by name.
They used to run Fox 35 Stunts on the Michigan-Ontario circuit, but a lot of guys got tired of the same few people winning all the time and getting "miracle" speed and restarts. So the event died and was replaced with LA 25, which has been a big success.
When Brodak opened up to the 25's, there was a lot of complaint from die-hard Fox fans, but when the smoke cleared, Foxes still won the race.
Personally I'd like to see TWO events :
"Brodak Foxberg", with
the five airfames, just Foxes, two wheels, and no shutoffs.
25 Sport Race with any PB 25 (
cept the MiG), any sport sport plane, any landing gear, and shuttoffs.
That would satisfy both those who love the Fox and those who can't stand them.
I'll test the theory Wednesday in Muncie.