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1. Speed-bleeders stock legal? (score: 1)
Author: Wes Shew <schumi@vcn.bc.ca>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 13:42:34 -0800 (PST)
How would one argue they are not convenience items? -- Yours in motorsport, Wesley E. Shew [ macher ;-) ] SCCA (NWR) & PCA (CWR) Vancouver, Canada (604)737-7649 schumi@vcn.bc.ca
/html/autox/1999-02/msg00530.html (8,526 bytes)

2. Re: Speed-bleeders stock legal? (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 19:59:10 -0600
I'd consider a protest on this to be a candidate for the all-time champion wienie protest. Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA Lotus Europa, VW Quantum Syncro, Chev Suburban LOON, TCVWC, MAC pethier
/html/autox/1999-02/msg00542.html (9,374 bytes)

3. Re: Speed-bleeders stock legal? (score: 1)
Author: "Bruce Wentzel" <greendot@excelonline.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 22:38:30 -0500
Cheers for that, Phil. Sure hope summer comes soon. People got way too much time on their hands to think rationally, IMNSHO. Bruce Of course, if Scotty thinks they're not legal, then I might have to
/html/autox/1999-02/msg00548.html (10,440 bytes)

4. Re: Speed-bleeders stock legal? (score: 1)
Author: "Bruce Wentzel" <greendot@excelonline.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 22:42:43 -0500
Cheers for that, Phil. Sure hope summer comes soon. People got way too much time on their hands to think rationally, IMNSHO. Geez (oops, not a trademark infringement, I hope) maybe they are a normal
/html/autox/1999-02/msg00549.html (10,706 bytes)

5. Re: Speed-bleeders stock legal? (score: 1)
Author: "Scotty *BOB* White" <we2fat4asp@seanet.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 19:51:23 -0800
Do they make em fer 18" wheels?? sbw --Original Message-- From: Bruce Wentzel <greendot@excelonline.com> To: Phil Ethier <pethier@isd.net>; Wes Shew <schumi@vcn.bc.ca>; Mark J Bradakis <mjb@autox.tea
/html/autox/1999-02/msg00550.html (11,618 bytes)

6. Re: Speed-bleeders stock legal? (score: 1)
Author: "David Hawkins" <otgrouch@twosrus.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 21:42:54 -0600
Sure, they are a convenience item, but it could be argued that they are also a performance advantage. Now you can get rid of that spongy brake pedal all by yourself while waiting to run again (Just
/html/autox/1999-02/msg00551.html (8,296 bytes)

7. Re: Speed-bleeders stock legal? (score: 1)
Author: "Robert M. Pickrell Jr." <brnrubr@midusa.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 09:03:47 -0800
Big snip to save space. Speed bleeders are not stock, I think we all agree with that definition. So therefore they are not legal. Now the competitor must prove they are a convenience item. This is wh
/html/autox/1999-02/msg00560.html (9,020 bytes)

8. Re: Speed-bleeders stock legal? (score: 1)
Author: Karl Witt <kwitt@shore.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 09:11:49 -0500
On or about 09:03 AM 2/11/1999 -0800, Robert M. Pickrell Jr. did say: Allowed speedbleeders would be a slippery slope to what though? quick release gas caps? :) Karl 98 Z28 71 ESP NER "Hey...he has s
/html/autox/1999-02/msg00562.html (8,718 bytes)

9. Re: Speed-bleeders stock legal? (score: 1)
Author: "Bruce Wentzel" <greendot@excelonline.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 09:59:02 -0500
They sure do! But I'd suggest you screw them into the calipers, not the wheels ;) 'DOT 'Course, they may not be Street Prepared legal, either --Original Message-- From: Scotty *BOB* White <we2fat4asp
/html/autox/1999-02/msg00563.html (12,828 bytes)

10. Re: Speed-bleeders stock legal? (score: 1)
Author: "Robert M. Pickrell Jr." <brnrubr@midusa.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 10:56:28 -0800
I forgot to add that I would not protest over this, but the question origninated as, Is it legal? I have always found I spend more time jacking up the vehicle supporting on jack stands taking off the
/html/autox/1999-02/msg00565.html (9,513 bytes)

11. Re: Speed-bleeders stock legal? (score: 1)
Author: Cliff Loh <vcmc001@ibm.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 14:39:26 -0800
"Robert M. Pickrell Jr." <brnrubr@midusa.net> Agreed, but neither are alternate shift knobs, steering wheels (pre-1990 vehicles). I would guess that those items are more of a performance advantage th
/html/autox/1999-02/msg00603.html (9,787 bytes)

12. Re: Speed-bleeders stock legal? (score: 1)
Author: Cliff Loh <vcmc001@ibm.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 15:13:23 -0800
Don't think in terms of actual items. Think of the concept and the function it performs. -c. -- Cliff Loh, Vancouver, B.C. CANADA "I started out with nothing & still have most of it left." vcmc001@ib
/html/autox/1999-02/msg00604.html (8,957 bytes)

13. Re: Speed-bleeders stock legal? (score: 1)
Author: Cliff Loh <vcmc001@ibm.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 15:18:40 -0800
Actually, you can get speed bleeding valve stem caps that allow you to adjust tire pressures without having to unscrew the caps. They are usually meant for those cars with bolt-on hub caps that obstr
/html/autox/1999-02/msg00605.html (9,005 bytes)

14. RE: Speed-bleeders stock legal? (score: 1)
Author: John Steczkowski <stecz@Crossroads.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 17:26:55 -0600
I'd also like to point out that your car comes with bleeder screws as
/html/autox/1999-02/msg00606.html (9,522 bytes)

15. RE: Speed-bleeders stock legal? (score: 1)
Author: John Steczkowski <stecz@Crossroads.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 17:30:44 -0600
Keep in mind, this comes from someone who is apparently cheating... (I have But I agree with Phil, a protest for this would have to be the all-time weinie protest. The unfortunate part is that (witho
/html/autox/1999-02/msg00607.html (9,755 bytes)

16. Re: Speed-bleeders stock legal? (score: 1)
Author: Joshua Hadler <jhadler@rmi.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 16:50:12 -0700
Absolutely. And chances are, that protest wouldn't be upheld by the PC anyway. Nah, the worst it'll do is bump you to Prepared. Brake calipers are unrestricted in Prepared, and the bleeder is part of
/html/autox/1999-02/msg00610.html (8,683 bytes)

17. Re: Speed-bleeders stock legal? (score: 1)
Author: "Robert M. Pickrell Jr." <brnrubr@midusa.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 19:45:24 -0800
True but these have been ruled on. I am not for against, just as you note later pointing out the technical illegality of them. This i would disagree with. It is not how many people it takes to bleed
/html/autox/1999-02/msg00617.html (9,521 bytes)

18. Re: Speed-bleeders stock legal? (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 22:16:13 -0600
Nope. The speed bleeders are parts on the car during a run. The Mity-Vac is not. There are many rules that do not apply to all cars in a category. The cars are all different, so rules that cannot be
/html/autox/1999-02/msg00642.html (9,586 bytes)

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