Page 20, Section II-18 Data Recorders (Taken from our 2001 SCTA-BNI Song
Book)
"Entrants in all classes may use a data recorder to record the functions
of a vehicle so long as the recorder does not activate any function of the
vehicle, e.g., clutch operation, etc."
Looks pretty straightforward to me. Data Recorders (emphasise RECORDERS)
are allowed in all classes.
Ardun Doug King
In a message dated 4/16/2002 11:22:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
ddahlgren@snet.net writes:
>
> Do I understand correctly that a data recorder is not allowed in the
> 'Classic'
> category? But if I use one in a car that is otherwise a Classic car that it
> is
> not legal to run in a non 'classic' class. If so does this apply to Comp
> coupe,
> Altered and gas coupe? what about all the roadster classes and vintage?? It
> would seem funny that a 1980 firebird has more restrictions than a 32 Ford
> roadster or a flathead powered car in vintage altered to keep it in the
> sprit of
> things... I am truly confused on this subject. If this true, that you can
> have
> a data recorder in altered car and a carb and not be legal for any class,
> what
> would inspire the powers to be to create rules with black holes so to speak
> that
> an existing car can not run in the higher bracket where more things are
> allowed.
> Why do I have to run EFI if I am more than happy with the carb or
mechanical
> injectors in order to run in a non classic class? Surely not to save money
> and
> keep things low buck. How does someone with this system slowly step up to a
> faster class? I would have to buy EFI if I wanted to run data recorders??
> That
> makes the $3000 data recorder cost $8000... Even more to the point if one
> was
> really serious about running a Fuel altered I would think nitro and a
> mechanical
> injector would be faster than nitrous by a lot, There are very few EFI
> systems
> suitable for nitro, but by the same token it would be nice to measure wheel
> slip
> and things like that with a nitro car in fuel altered but can't do it
> because
> don't have EFI..
> If this is all true it makes absolutely no sense at all to me and does not
> seem
> like a set of rules that has the racer in mind one bit..
>
> Instead of classic classes and the like what is really needed is one class
> that
> there are no rules other than safety equipment, any body and engine, and
> controls mechanical or electronic, EFI traction control fuel and gas
covered
> wheels uncovered wheels any number of wheels. A group of cars that is
> unlimited
> to innovation, kind of what it states in the Streamliner class until you
> get to
> the restrictions section..
>
> The same ought to work for the classic vs non classic. If you are not a
> classic
> car then you are a regular car without the black holes.. It should be
> either /
> or rather than a large set of conditions to be legal for each and as many
> ways
> to not be legal for either.
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