In a message dated 01/19/2000 8:09:16 PM Pacific Standard Time,
dhaller@techline.com writes:
<< Hey Skip,
Glad your cozy and warm down there, it ain't up here. Anyhow, looking at the
rule book I kinda thought it was easy for a rookie to follow and not to
intense like other organizations like nascar, nhra and so on. It looks to be
written to leave the door open for inovation with a strong emphasis on
safety which is a good thing. In short, I'm pretty content with how it
stands and hope to many modifications that cost us more money aren't in the
wind,
Dave Haller #93
>>
Group,
I agree with Dave. Having just completed and competed for the first time
with my Modofied Roadster, I found the help given by the Roadster Committee
very helpful and concise. Russ Eyres was a big help to me.
The "name-of-the-game" is innovation with Land Speed Racing. I feel that
if one follows the general guidelines in the SCTA Rulebook, submits
"grey-area" questions to the appropriate committee, and keeps a log of all
responses, they will pretty much be in-the-ballpark. I look at the rulebook
as a broad guide as well as a source of where the limits are.
I would hate to see the rulebook get to where it's a blueprint of what a
car should look like. We've all seen what that did to NASCAR and NHRA.
My feeling is that if the rules don't specifically prohibit a certain
innovation, get a reading on it from the appropriate committee.
When SCTA went to the "Big-Top" Tech inspection (as opposed to individual
Tech people inspecting the cars at the pit sites) a few years ago, I had some
misgivings about multiple inspectors "ganging-up" on a car owner. I had seen
enough of the "now this isn't in the book, but you ought to
change______________" to make me a little leery. When I finally experienced
the new procedures in 1999, including having a logbook for every car, I was
pleasantly surprised. It's FAR BETTER than the old method.
If there's a question about door paneling, upholstery, streamlining, or
whatever, submit it to the appropriate committee and keep a record of the
response. Dan Warner has been a tremendous asset to this group with the time
he spends responding to the various questions related to his job within SCTA
/ BNI.
Ardun Doug in CA
# 1313 XXF / FMR
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