Greg is being too modest. He is one of our tech inspectors here in the AZ
Region.
At 07:59 PM 10/22/2004, you wrote:
> I just got through reading the fast track section on Production Car
> cages. This change was made to put the cage rules in the same section of
> the GCR as the rest of the classes. The rules were listed in the PCS
> section. All the other cage rules were listed in the GCR.
> The design of the cage has not changed except that you are permitted
> removable bracing now. You are still permitted low front hoops. The main
> hoop has to be full width only to the top of the passenger door, then it
> can angle up to 50% width. The helmet has to be under a line drawn from
> the main hoop to the front hoop. The helmet has to be 2" under a level
> line from the top of the main hoop. This has been the recommended design
> now for 10 years. If one of these cages is built right they look much
> like a roll bar with two forward braces.
> These new low front hoop cages look better than the old 70's cages
> poking up in the air. If you are tall you just have to fold yourself up a
> little like a formula car driver to get a low cage. Steve Sargis is tall
> and he barely peeks over the dash in the Spitfire. Joe Huffaker is
> another tall guy in a short little British roadster that sits low in the car.
> Also, when I looked at an SCCA vintage GCR last year they were only
> requiring roll bars built to the roll bar specs of the car's period.
> Cages were not required.
> We are doing this for fun and nobody should be injured pursuing their
> hobby. We are smarter about safety than we were 40 years ago and the
> Vintage cars are all going faster than they were 40 years ago. I was at
> the Brian Redman event at Elkhart Lake crewing for a friend of mine
> standing out at the pit wall when a McClaren-Elva went past at what had
> to be 50 mph more than what it did in 1966.(I think they had maybe 450hp
> in '66- now they can have a Nascar small block making 800hp) Let's build
> and maintain safe cars. When that 3000 lb Camaro is bearing down on you
> you want a good cage or roll bar. We are not racing for a big purse.
> If you have any questions on cages or roll bars I will be glad to
> assist. I keep current on the GCR and PCS.
>
>Greg Lund
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