Thanks for that answer.
I am just curious what the rules are in the USA.
Here in Europe it is all ruled by the FIA and some national administrations.
The rules are sometimes not so strict.
Chris
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From: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
To: <triumph_marx@freenet.de>
Cc: <fot@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: SCCA cages
> On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 triumph_marx@freenet.de wrote:
>
> > Are simple roll bars behind the driver not allowed in SCCA?
>
> If you are road racing, then the answer is NO. The GCR/PCA has very strict
> guidlelines as to what is acceptable and worthy of being declared "safe".
> So, if you plan on SCCA raod racing (and many rules bodies for that
> matter) then you need to build a cage.
>
> If you try to apply logic, realize that rollovers are not all you are
> trying to protect yourself from. Think about sitting sideways across the
> road after turn 11 at Mid-ohio in a stalled car... or spinning sideways
> and hitting a pole... the kind of stuff that happens when cars go fast.
>
> If you are autocrossing, a simple roll-bar (built to specs) is OK.
>
> But this stuff is all documented in the rulebooks. If you have plans to
> road race with SCCA, you need to get your hands on the current rule book.
>
> > Chris
>
> regards,
> rml
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