<div dir="ltr">Thanks Anthony. It took me a while to get around to it but I've now looked up the current SCCA prep rules. In vintage racing, we have a lot of cars with non-standard stuff like dog gear tranny's and Wilwood brakes. My Texas club has a Rules Change process that requires a racer to submit a proposal including documenting the need. We have approved some items over the years. Often the reason is that parts are no longer available, or are just crap. The problem is that it ends up as an upgrade. Once you do that for one brand the competition, who didn't ask for or cannot document a need is now miffed. Some of these improvements result in more HP, traction, better gearing and create a new weakest link, which soon becomes a rules change proposal. I'm on the Competition Committee in our club, the one that works on the change proposals. I'm starting to wonder if we should look at standardized weight penalties using a percentage of the approved weight across the board to level the playing field.<div> <div><img src="cid:ii_m0bn1z7i0" alt="image.png" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="601" height="274"><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Bob Kramer</div></div></div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Aug 23, 2024 at 12:16 PM Anthony Parker via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>
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At least 20 years in Prod Prep Level 1. Probably much earlier.</div>
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No need to run stock case.</div>
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Number of forward gears are specified and most Triumphs can run 5 speeds because of stock overdrive option.</div>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Fot] dog box transmissions in SCCA racing</font>
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<div>I am researching this topic for my club's Competition Committee. We have a proposal on the table to allow an alternate dog box tranny in place of a Muncie with a weight penalty. We have multiple people running dog boxes in all production classes under
the radar. I don't know if and when the SCCA made dog boxes legal for Production Cars. I have one of Sam Halkias's old TR6 racecars and it came with a dog box. Since it fit into the stock case I presume that it was legal, but maybe not?</div>
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<div>Can anyone enlighten me on dog box legality in Production cars and dates of same? </div>
<div>Or, if it was a case by case rule change thing with the SCCA?</div>
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