Bruce "Chipped" the EFI brain, so his motor is no longer stock.... I call that cheating! 
Then again, nobody else was trying to breathe through a CAT and a muffler.
Besides, the chip was the only way to advance the timing and remove the silly rev-limiter.
the rules of the SMC state that the engine must be a "stock displacement vw motor...no turbos, nos or superchargers...aftermarket distributor, coil and exhaust is ok"....so there is quite a bit of room for movement. we try to maintain a class that is somewhat monitored without being too strict where it comes down to having to "inspect" every motor (we rely alot on the honesty of the owner/driver) and we also like to try & keep it as welcoming as possible.
the guys from AVR and i were talking about it...ultimately you could get a light weight chassis acvw (buggy, rail, pan with a cage...?) that passes tech and stuff the biggest stock displacement acvw motor in it that you could find (idk...2L FI bus motor...? i'm just throwing that out there) and get a driver with a load of experience and you'd do fairly well. but that's just an idea from a bunch of guys bench racing.
bruce did do quite well and did better the next closest time by .98 of a second and by over 3mph and i think he did what it took to earn his first place finish (he is that crazy guy with the mexi beetle after all
) . but we'll never know what he can do "unchipped"...
...so...it really would be neat if bruce came back next year "un-chipped" just to see what the mexi would do. i'm sure we could get a friendly wager spotted on a race like that! bruce...?
but most importantly...i dont want anyone that participated in the SMC to feel like they got ripped off...so i am very open and willing to discuss any matters that need to be discussed. i encourage all SMC participants (and others) to be vocal and either post their opinions and ideas here in this thread or on this website or to please contact me via pm or email. i truly enjoy the SMC for what it is but there is always room for improvements and with some ideas and opinions there is the possibility of it becoming even bigger & better!!
