richard nichols wrote:
>
> Paul Foster said:
>
> > An interesting point came up on the RX7 list - the use of pressurized
> > CO2 to cool intercoolers on grid. Are people doing this at SCCA events
> > now? Will there be people doing it in Topeka next month?
>
> It would help if you'd mention the class, next time, when asking rules
> questions, Paul! Make for shorter answers. :)
>
> >From my 1999 rule book (don't have SportsCar to consult):
>
> In Street Prepared, 14.10.C specifically precludes this (it's new), as does
> 15.10.D in Prepared (w/b classifed as "etc." there). And Stock doesn't
> specifically allow it, so I'd expect that means it's disallowed.
>
> As for Stock, that's just my reading of the rules, such as 13.1 and the
> clarification on intercoolers for Stock in Appendix G -- more experienced
> autoxers may disagree.
Richard, the rules apply to cars while running on course. The CO2 idea
was to be used while the car is parked in grid with an external cooling
source. Just like spraying down your radiator or putting a block of ice
on your intake manifold.
-Josh2
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