in CSRG the way we work the safety thing is to 'strongly suggest' different
features....Mandating certain safety items creates a liabilty mire......in
regards to roll cages...We would not think of telling someone that they
cannot put a cage in their car
Racer Bud...
----- Original Message -----
From: <Gt6steve@aol.com>
To: <jaxonracing@yahoo.com>
Cc: <FOT@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:52 AM
Subject: [Fot] General safety was TR-4 SVRA Rules Question
>I was reading the Classic Motorsports report on their GT6 restoration and
> got the impression that it won the 1969 ARRC with just a rollbar, no cage
> at
> all? If so, what was the timeline for the evolution of the 4, 6,8 and 10
> point
> cages. I know that the safety structures have evolved in the SCCA since
> I
> started hanging out with them in the early 80's. Where do we say that
> your
> car is too safe and you must revert back to the period spec? Leather
> helmets
> and coveralls dipped in borax for the TR3's? Maybe a T-shirt with a pack
> of
> ciggys rolled up in the sleeve?
>
> I'm just being facetious now but it does pose a difficult question for the
> clubs to deal with. Do the prewar cars have to run without rollbars?
> Serious
> query, not being silly now...
>
> Jack,
> Is that something that was written into the rules back in the day? If
> so, any idea on when the rules changed to allow for triangulation of the
> suspension to the frame and cage? Just curious about the evolution of
> the
> rules.
>
> Jay Creel
>
>
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