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From: eric salem <ebsalem@radiks.net>
To: Team.net Autocross List <autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 1:22 AM
Subject: rules question
>>From looking at the 2000 National Solo Rules:
>
>On page 96, section 14.1.e "This rule should not be interpreted to allow
>modification of the heater system."
>
>On page 107, section 14.10.H -- in italics -- "this permits the removal of
>'heater boxes' in order to install headers on such cars." Which would
render
>the heater system useless.
>
>Do italics over-rule regular text?
No, but specific rules overrule general rules. It would have been nice if
they would have added to 14.10.H the phrase "regardless of 14.1.e", which
would have removed all doubt. The Met Council rules in Minnesota were
written that way (by me, incidentally).
Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L
LOON, MAC pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/
"It makes a nice noise when it goes faster"
- 4-year-old Adam, upon seeing a bitmap of Grandma Susie's TR4.
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