maybe im missing the big picture, but to me, reading the rules VERBATUM ,
"or equivalent" means something which provides the same function and
service as the original piece, and as i see it, sheetmetal provides an
aesthetic and functional cover of the inner structure/guts of the door just
as a cardboard/vinyl cover would, and its not flammable. if sheetmetal is
not allowed than the rules should say so. besides, what is the difference
if you allow removal of carpeting, headliner, backseat etc, yet still force
someone to have some "rediculous" cardboard upholstery panels on the doors
of a racecar. cardboard upholstery doorpanels really dont belong in a
racecar, production or otherwise. hey, if you want to leave the cardboard
doorpanels in , then enjoy, but you should not be forced into it, since
having cardboard doorpanels provides absolutely no speed
advantage/disadvantage whatsoever . and some big, hairy, high strung large
displacement production entry can detonate an engine and have a high speed,
burn to the ground oil/fuel fire just as easy as a comp coupe entry. from a
safety aspect alone, YOU SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO RUN ORIGINAL FLAMMABLE
DOORPANEL UPHOLSTERY. think safety .................................
doug- once again, i read the rules verbatum different than others -
ferguson @ black radon engineering
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