While Greg is correct to the letter of the rules, one would seemingly have to
have a copy of the rulebook and the GCR in front of them while building thier
kit car. The very notion that it is a "kit" tells me that the construction
method and design has been mapped out. The odds that any kit in the US fits the
stringent criteria for a respective Prepared class seems fairly impossible.
Anything is possible I guess.
I would go with E Mod. With that sized engine, it should be the only place it
can play by the true letter of the law assuming that the owner doesn't care to
look up the 100 specs that it would take to make it legal. (ya AM, whatever)
Now in the SPIRIT of the game Topper, you and your Region decide. Take a look
at the local BP class and ask them if they care. In NER, we let Caterham's run
in ASP and we give the local Mini club a class of thier own.
AB
"Greg Smith" <mr_beachcomber@email.msn.com> on 09/06/2000 08:37:13 AM
Please respond to "Greg Smith" <mr_beachcomber@email.msn.com>
To: "Topper Jones" <gbrt@rocketmail.com>, "autox" <autox@autox.team.net>
cc: (bcc: Andrew Bettencourt/FIELD SALES/Kingston)
Subject: RE: Help needed in classing a Cobra Kit Car.
> We've got a fellow who wants to run his big block Cobra Kit
> car. I've been through the rule book and I can't find
> anything that tells me how to class this car. I know I've
> seen it in the past, maybe in Fastrack, but I can't find it
> now. Any help would be appreciated.
Topper, try classing the Cobra kit car in B Prepared with the other Shelby
Cobras using the following Prepared class rule from page 110 in the rule
book:
"Replica cars are allowed in the respective Prepared classes occupied by the
original vehicle, with the required weight to be determined by the details
of each replica's construction. An exact replica may run at the same weight
as the original, while one constructed in a manner which exceeds the rules
of the Prepared Category (while still meeting required specifications for
track, wheelbase, and engine) must add 10% to its required minimum weight."
I normally add all the Solo changes from Fastrack to my master rule book and
I didn't see any additional changes. Hope this helps out.
- Greg Smith
BSP Wannabee
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