Actually, they do very much check roll bar heights at Solo 2 Nationals. I think Jeff knows that but just so that everyone knows ..
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >auto x dosen't care about roll bar height or if it is welded together or not >but for road racing it would not be allowed.?Speeds in a auto x should not get >to a speed where a roll bar would have to substain a tremendous load.? In road >racing the worry is that the graft would break off or bend forwards or back >making the lower roll bar the true height of the roll bar.?I've only done a >few national auto x events in a 82 red devil with a grafted roll bar nothing >was ever said.? look to the gcr. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: RONALD SIBULSKY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:29 pm >Subject: RE: [F500] Rollbar question > > >When I purchased my '85 Red Devil from a gentleman in the Washington DC Region >he had already raised the rollbar height utilizing a grafted on extension. I'm >not sure if it is legal or not, but he was running the car in the DC Region >with no problems and I've competed in several regions in Pennsylvania and New >Jersey, and no one has questioned the rollbar. I've never done a National >event though.? >? >Ron S.? >FMod #6? >? > > >>From: JBlumenthal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>? >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: [F500] Rollbar question? >>Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:03:10 -0400? >>? >>I'm considering a more upright seating position in my KBS Mk7 (for >>>Autocross) but in order to accomplish that, I'd need to raise the height >of >>my rollbar. I've checked the GCR and Solo Rules and it appears that it >would >>NOT be acceptable to graft a section onto the the existing rollbar.? >>Am I reading this correctly, or is there an easy (cheap) way to increase >>>rollbar height without major cutting and fabrication?? >>Thanks.? >>-Jeff B.? >> >> >? >? [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type text/x-vcard which had a name of jwhit.vcf] ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
