Thinking back to when I road raced the 7, I vaguely recall I had to keep the
cloth top's ribs mounted on the car. The top itself wasn't required, though.
It's still up in the garage. :) Rotted out, but enough for a template. :)
--Pat K
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>From: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@harlie.idsfa.net>
>To: Charles Cox <charles@coastalbay.com>
>Cc: ba-autox <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Miata classification question.
>Date: Thu, Dec 12, 2002, 5:25 PM
>
> I meant "removable" in the sense used in the Solo2 rules. It attaches
> using 6 manually operated latches, and is designed to be installed and
> removed by the end user. It works just like a big T-top, and you're
> allowed to take those off. The Miata isn't the first car to come with
> a completely removable top. Think of the old British roadsters with
> removable frame cloth tops. I don't think that they are required to
> run with the top installed. Would James have to run with his roof
> installed if he had a real Cobra? It would just be wrong. If I owned
> a car with a removable hardtop and no soft top, the hardtop would
> spend 80% of the time hanging in my garage; if I (and most owners)
> drive it on the street without the hardtop, why would I have to
> install it to go autocrossing?
>
> If the hardtop for the Club Sport comes bolted or welded to the car,
> then it won't be legal to remove it. But I don't think it will come
> that way.
>
> On Dec 12, 2002 at 04:29:23PM -0800, Charles Cox wrote:
>> The soft top is removable too (just takes more work)...I would think they'll
>> look at having some sort of top on the car if it came with one as being
>> "normal road touring equipment"...but who knows...will be interesting to see
>> May be worth getting a determination from the SEB about this before someone
>> protests.
>>
>> Chas
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@harlie.idsfa.net>
>> To: "Charles Cox" <charles@coastalbay.com>
>> Cc: "ba-autox" <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 1:31 PM
>> Subject: Re: Miata classification question.
>>
>>
>> > The Club Sport's hard top is probably removable, and therefore can be
>> > removed for stock class competition. I don't think you would be
>> > required to run with the hardtop for CSP. At most, you might be
>> > required to install the hard top mounting hardware ("Frankenstein
>> > bolts" and side catches).
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, Dec 12, 2002 at 01:04:21PM -0800, Charles Cox wrote:
>> > > I'd guess, though, he'd have to run with the hard top on to be legal
>> > > though...but at roughly the same weight will stiffen the chassis up and
>> a
>> > > good upgrade for those shorter than some of us...
>> > >
>> > > Charles
>> > > mailto:charles@coastalbay.com
>> >
>> > --
>> >
>> > john@idsfa.net John Stimson
>> > http://www.idsfa.net/~john/ HMC Physics '94
>
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> john@idsfa.net John Stimson
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