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RE: Nitrous Thread

To: Seth Achilles <sachilles@sugarbush.com>,
Subject: RE: Nitrous Thread
From: Don Miller <turbospl311@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 06:02:58 -0800 (PST)
ON the Nitrous Ban, someone asked, if they remove the
bottle couldn't it be put back in after tech? The
answer is sure, unless it is in the timing trailer and
will only be given back if the competitor is done
running. We currently do that for outdated helmets,
why not for Nitrous bottles?

Don Miller
#32 E-Mod Datsun roadster
--- Seth Achilles <sachilles@sugarbush.com> wrote:
> Jay, et al,
> 
> I think you may have misinterpreted my post.
> I was simply saying if nitrous is(ie if the ban did
> not exist) to be
> allowed, then there would have to be safety measures
> that would govern it.
> That simple.
> There is no doubt in my mind that the safety
> stewards have enough to do.
> If a competitor has a viable system in place, the
> safety stewards need to
> know how to safely make sure that it is disabled.
> Otherwise, they need to
> fail tech.
> 
> I apologize if my earlier post implied otherwise.
> 
> Seth
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jemitchell@compuserve.com
> [mailto:jemitchell@compuserve.com]
> > Seth Achilles wrote:
> >
> > > I don't think a ban on nitrous is the answer.
> >
> > There already is one. See Section 3.6B in the Solo
> II Rules.
> >
> snip
> > > The rules should
> > > address what is a safe setup.
> >
> > If it is not allowed in the first place, why
> should we go to the
> > trouble to specify what constitutes a "safe
> setup?" Our tech
> > people have enough to check for as it is without
> having to decide
> > if a nitrous setup is acceptably safe.
> >
> > My suggestion: if the car has a bottle in place,
> it should not be
> > allowed to compete. See the above reference to the
> rules. If the
> > plumbing is present with no bottle, then there is
> no _safety_
> > issue with the car. Possible non-safety-related
> illegalities can
> > be dealt with in the same manner as with other
> areas.
> >
> > Jay
> 
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