whats so great about 'dual disc clutches'? do i need one?
-james
OSP #74
PS 'hypocrisy' :)
----- Original Message -----
From: <Larrybsp@aol.com>
To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Cc: <Larrybsp@aol.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 9:12 PM
Subject: Solo II Board Hypocrasy
> from:larrybsp@aol.com (Larry Stark)
>
> Many of you don't know me as I retired from Solo II a few
years
> ago to go road racing. I've been an SCCA member for 23 years and spent
most
> of that time autocrossing in the SF region in a variety of classes. To my
few
> friends left I say hello.
> The purpose of my E-mail is to point out the hypocrasy of the
> Solo II board. In this months Sports Car I see they want to ban dual disc
> clutches in SP because they are not "street drivable" and cars with them
> would have to be trailered to events. They also cite cost saying a dual
disc
> clutch is $1000. First, on my Corvette I have a Mcleod 7# aluminum
flywheel,
> dual 8" disc clutch ($1300), a custom throw out bearing ($700) and $1000
> installation and adjustment cost. Their number is bogus. You aren't going
to
> see many of these clutches unless they are on serious National level cars
> that are usually towed and where there is a lot of money invested in the
car
> anyway. The point is irrelevant. Unless I've missed a big rule change SP
cars
> are allowed to remove smog equipment although it is illegal under federal
law
> and most state law. If you remove the smog equipment you are going to have
to
> trailer your car. Here is a rule that forces a competitor, especially a
> California competitor, to tow their car. A legal street car is at distinct
> disadvantage over a smog free towed car
> yet the Solo II board says this is alright. Using the same logic they say
> using a dual disc clutch is illegal because it would force the competitor
to
> tow his car. I think the hypocracy is apparent. In 20 years nothing
changes
> with the Solo II board. It must be all that imbreeding (Rick Brown
> excepted!).
>
> As an aside I thought when I moved from autocross to road
racing
> I'd run SCCA events. The reality is I've been running nothing but NASA
events
> and having a ball. The NASA guys are pretty laid back and they put on a
good
> event. Much to my surprise the level of driving skill in my class is very
> high. You have to have trust at road racing speeds. Take my word, spinning
at
> 120mph is not the same at looping it in a parking lot. Quite a few ex SF
Solo
> II drivers are running with me. Don Campbell is 2nd in points in the CMC
> class in his Camaro after he borrowed and blew up Dave Morin's CMC Camaro.
> Eric Van Waggenon just got his license and splitting a Mazda with his dad
> Fred. Dick Buchen runs often as do Brett and lynn Egan. I see Navid ? (I'm
> having a senior moment) in his BMW all the time. I also see a lot of
Southern
> California autocrossers like Jerry Brown, etc. I'm in the process of
> converting my car to run the NASA LA chapter American Iron series. Rules
are
> simple, full safety gear except fuel cell which is recommended, 275 max
> tires, greater than 10 lbs. weight per horsepower ratio (scale and dyno
sheet
> req'd) and an American car, Camaro, Mustang, Cobra, Viper, Corvette. The
> rules are still evolving but these babies are fast! One of these days I'll
> come out and run another autocross. I'll see if I can terrify a new group
of
> people by sliding at 60 mph with locked brakes (ABS failure) right at the
> spectators. Then again I don't wan't to go through that again.
>
> Larry
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