Dan thanks for the prompt response. I am really having a tough time finding any
space to mount a bottle.............. No room in front of the radiator, no room
in the back. Now if we could just get rid of the "stock tank location" rule
there
would be plenty of room back there. I wish I had brought that up at an earlier
time for consideration by the rules committe, because I see no reason for this
rule. Maybe I am missing something here, but the spirit of the Production Class
is to preserve a stock appearance (for aero and other reasons) - the location of
the fuel tank (and or fuel cell) does not appear to me to have any effect on the
performance (unless I strap the bottle to the roof)
Thanks again for the input,
Ed
Dan Warner wrote:
> Ed, list,
>
> The trophies will be mailed soon. The trophy guy, a cabinet maker by trade
> and fellow racer, was overwhelmed this year with approx. 170 records and
> requests for addtional trophies. When he got on top of the project it was
> time to make the 100+ trophies for the SCTA banquet to be held this week. He
> also has problems with addresses, seems some can build race cars and set
> records but are unable to fill out a piece of paper with their correct
> address info.
>
> NOS bottle mounting location will be looked at very hard for 2001. As you
> state, the bottle should be considered as a fuel tank and NOT located in the
> driver's compartment. I know that a Corvette is spacially(sp) challenged as
> far as adding anything. Is there no room in the engine compartment? Best
> bet, fax Steve Batchelor with your idea - see what he has to say.
>
> Dan(answering #2 first)Warner
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ed Van Scoy <edvs@uswest.net>
> To: <dwarner@electrorent.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 7:58 PM
> Subject: NOS Question
>
> > Hi Dan, got a question for you...In the rule book, Section III-9-0 Fuel
> > Systems, it states pretty clearly that nitrous tanks must not be located
> > in driver compartment. There are several cars that have enclosed the
> > tank in a steel box, but it is still inside the car, soooo..... If I add
> > a N20 tank to my Corvette, is it OK to put it in the rear compartment,
> > behind the seat, inside a metal box? To give you a better idea of what I
> > am talking about, I have attache an early image of the installation of
> > my Halon tanks (they have since been re-mounted at a 30 deg angle &
> > large hose clamps replaced), at any rate the NOS tank would be in this
> > approximate location. What you think?
> > Ed
> > P.S I know you don't get in volved with this department, but. did BNI do
> > away with record trophies this year, I never got one
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