[Fot] Lime Rock report and tech inspections

[John Hasty]

Bob. A thought. After having water sprayed in my face from over flow from the
catch can,  a consult of the SCCA pro rules reveals that the overflow should
be piped down to the exhaust.  Having spun in my own water I consider this a
good safety tip & one I doubt many vintage guys know about.

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> On Sep 3, 2014, at 3:59 PM, "robert bownes" <bownes at seiri.com> wrote:
>
> One can approach a Tech inspection as an adversarial relationship or as
> consultative relationship. The latter is far more productive. As a tech
> inspector, it is my primary job to make sure the vehicle is safe to race.
> Within spec for it's class or sporting an unfair advantage is far far down
> the list from there. And not something usually not addressed at a Tech
> inspection unless it's really egregious. Those happen after the race in
> impound. :)
>
> As a constructor and driver, I do everything I can to meet or exceed safety
> regulations, which is what Tech is there to look at in a pre-race check.
> They are extra eyes who help to make sure I've not overlooked anything
> obvious. If they tell me I don't pass, to me, that is a mark that I've
> missed something pretty darn obvious and something to get upset at myself
> about.
>
> More than once I've asked a tech inspector to come have a casual look at
> something that is near the edge of the rules for an informal opinion. They
> can be very helpful. Same for stewards.
>
> Play safe out there!
> Bob
>
>
>> On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 3:34 PM, Scott Janzen <sjanzen at me.com> wrote:
>>
>> For those of you planning on racing the Kastner Cup next year at Summit
>> Point,
>> it's worth pointing out the Vintage Racer Group tech sheet design and
>> language.  The tech sheet has a list of safety items, and a column for the
>> inspector to check them off, but the next column requires the driver to
>> sign
>> off on the condition of all the same items.  The following language could
>> be
>> viewed as a disclaimer of liability by the club, but should probably be
>> viewed
>> as assigning primary responsibility where it belongs - to the car owner.
>>
>> I know I certainly approach tech thinking my car is in good shape, but
also
>> with the "boy, I hope they don't find anything" attitude.  Instead, I
>> should
>> be wishing that they find any real safety issue I've overlooked.
>> I have, as the Owner/Driver inspected the above vehicle and take full
>> responsibility for its condition on the race course. I agree that the
>> inspection conducted by this inspector is in no way intended to be a
>> certification, representation, or guarantee of any kind that said
>> automobile
>> is fit or safe to drive, and that this technical inspection does not
>> create,
>> either expressly or impliedly, any liability on the part of the
inspectors,
>> event organizers, or venue management. I, the undersigned Owner and/or
>> Driver
>> agree to release and hold harmless the inspectors, event organizers . . .
>> etc
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