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Re: SOLO 1 - Closed vs Open Cars

To: tgentry@execpc.com
Subject: Re: SOLO 1 - Closed vs Open Cars
From: Chris Moore <tr6-20@juno.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 20:35:13 -0400
On Wed, 28 Apr 1999 08:10:21 -0500 Tom Gentry <tgentry@execpc.com>
writes:
>>>Anyone who wants to use their head as a roll bar will get exactly as 
>much protection as they need. ;^)<<
>
>Just to set things straight, I believe this thread was originally 
>about what constitutes "closed" vs. "open" cars, and had nothing to do 
>with rollbars or the lack thereof.  In my particular case, I have a 
>rollbar that surpasses SCCA standards for "closed" cars, but it does 
>not meet the height requirement for "open" cars.  (If it did, I would 
>never be able to put the top up)  I, and others, compete in this 
>configuration with other organizations by bolting on the factory 
>hardtop, thus falling under "closed" car rules.
>
>Is this acceptable per SCCA regulations for Solo I?
>
>Tom Gentry
>

Yes, it's acceptable.  It's known as the "Miata rule."

Chris Moore
DSP TR6

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