Roger that.
The logbook number on my Spitfire is 15-017. It was in the first batch of
cars logbooked by Kansas Region, issued March 22, 1972.
--Rocky Entriken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Norlin Engineering" <norlinengineering@comcast.net>
To: <Group44TR7@aol.com>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 12:09 AM
Subject: RE: [FOT] SCCA Rules Regarding Roll Bars & Roll Cages
> My wife, Patty is the historian for Oregon Region SCCA. The region's
> records only go back to the early 60's. The earliest GCR she has is 1967
> and at that time, the rollbar only had to be 1 inch below the drivers
> head.
> In 1970, this changed to 2 inches above the drivers head according to our
> old GCR's. This jives with my memory because I used to be a wrench on the
> Spitfire that Patty and I now own and race and I remember pulling an all
> nighter before a tow to Pacific Raceways in 1970 to install the new roll
> bar. I think that was also when they first required a head restraint. I
> can also verify the log book and roll bar numbering. I have the original
> log book and the first entry with the roll bar number was June 1972.
>
> Jim Norlin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
> Of Group44TR7@aol.com
> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 4:58 PM
> To: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: [FOT] SCCA Rules Regarding Roll Bars & Roll Cages
>
>
> Amici
>
> A question of simply historical interest.
>
> 1. When did the SCCA make simple roll bars a requirement for racecars?
>
> 2. Was the roll bar required of both open and closed cars? (Did this
> vary
> with car classification?)
>
> 3. When was there first a specific specification for the initial roll
> bar
> in the GCR?
>
> 4. When did the more moden roll cage requirments become required of
> open
>
> cars? closed cars?
>
> 5. When did it become a requirment to have identification numbers for
> roll bars/rollcages?
>
> 6. Is there a central clearing house that maintains records of roll
> bar/
>
> roll cage numbers?
>
> Thanks in Advance
>
>
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