So, I've been reading these messages all day. I had a
harness bar from Stable Energies in my Type R last
season. I yanked it because I thought it was illegal
and I was getting some flack from various people about
it. All it did was mount between the B pillars,
nothing more. I used it pretty much just to hold a
camcorder?
Does that bar sound legal?
Here's what they look like...
http://www.stable-energies.com/stable/shoulder.html
--- "Mark J. Andy" <marka@telerama.com> wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> > Arthur Emerson wrote:
> > > If I know the SCCA's rulemakers as well as I
> think, they deleted
> > > the word "telescopic" just to give you other
> creative options
> > > to fabricate an acceptable bar. The key is that
> they didn't
> > > delete the part about "provided it serves no
> other purpose."
> > > If there's any doubt in your mind (and the fact
> that you're
> > > asking here says that you have a doubt), it's
> probably
> > > illegal.....
>
> Even a telescoping bar would provide some support if
> you wanna take it far
> enough.
>
> If it has enough rigidity to support the harness,
> it'll have enough to add
> rigidity.
>
> My take on it is that they want a bar that goes
> across behind the seats,
> with no triangulation or whatever.
>
> Mark
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Brett at SoloRacer.com
1998 Integra Type R - GS 75
1996 Integra GSR - STS 57
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