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Subject: Re: [Fot] *****SPAM***** Re: Heads Up! Fire System Requirements for Kastner Cup
From: vfracing--- via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 13:53:19 +0000 (UTC)
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 I just looked though the latest SCCA rules and updates. =C2=A0Nothing ment=
ioned about a 10-year life: =C2=A0See below:
Driving suits that effectively cover the body from the neck to the ankles a=
nd wrists. One piece suits are highly recommended. All suits must bear an S=
FI 3.2A/1, SFI 3.4, or higher SFI certification label or an FIA 1986 Standa=
rd, FIA Standard 8856-2000, or FIA Standard 8856-2018 homologation label. U=
nderwear of fire resistant material shall be used, but is optional with sui=
ts carrying an FIA Standard 1986 Standard or FIA Standard 8856-2000 label o=
r SFI 3-2A/5 or higher (e.g., /10, /15, /20) certification label.=C2=A0
Phil

    On Monday, February 26, 2024 at 11:05:47 PM EST, Mike Harmuth via Fot <=
fot@autox.team.net> wrote: =20
=20
 I just went through an SVRA tech inspection with my friend's MGB at Sebrin=
g last weekend. He has a vintage halon system, no SFI/FIA certification sti=
ckers on it. One push handle located next to the drivers set on the tranny =
hump, nothing outside the cockpit. He had no problem with the fire system. =
They did tell him his FIA, made in 2006, perfectly maintained suit was too =
old and needed to be replaced. They would let him run this time but he need=
ed a new one for the next event. They're using a 10 year limit on suits, ba=
sed on the newest (2023) FIA spec. SVRA tried to tell him everyone (SCCA et=
c) is doing the same thing, even for=C2=A0SFI=C2=A0suits.=C2=A0 FIA is only=
 using that spec for pro events (F1, WEC, Rally) until 2029 then it starts =
to cover all FIA only=C2=A0classes. I haven't seen a similar=C2=A0new spec =
for SFI suits at all.
BTW, just 14 cars , including 2 Matias, started the weekend in the small bo=
re group, about 20 cars, including a couple of 10 yr old at best Mustangs=
=C2=A0made up the the big bore group.
SVRA is requiring all cars to have Flagtronic systems installed next year, =
according to a chat I had with their director of competition, Alex Miller.
mike h

On Mon, Feb 26, 2024 at 6:09=E2=80=AFPM Brad Eells via Fot <fot@autox.team.=
net> wrote:

I chose AFFF because it was said to be more effective in open cars.
Gas would just blow away, particularly at speed.=C2=A0

Brad EellsSent from my iPhone

On Feb 21, 2024, at 3:26=E2=80=AFPM, Hank Giffin via Fot <fot@autox.team.ne=
t> wrote:



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AFFF is very caustic and is used on navy ships to smother fires in engineer=
ing spaces.=C2=A0 Not really suitable for cars if you want to reuse the car=
.=C2=A0 It=E2=80=99s a mess to clean up.

=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Hank (33 years in Navy =E2=80=93 served on 7 ships=
)

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From: Fot <fot-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of R. John Lye via Fot
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2024 10:53 AM
To: vfracing@aol.com; fot@autox.team.net; joealexandervintage@gmail.com; kk=
night@klaenv.com
Subject: Re: [Fot] *****SPAM***** Re: Heads Up! Fire System Requirements fo=
r Kastner Cup

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Not to mention the potential for firefighter cancer claims, and worker's co=
mp lawsuits.

John

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On Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:03:08 +0000 (UTC), vfracing--- via Fot <fot@autox.te=
am.net> wrote:
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=C2=A0

Another word to the wise:

=C2=A0

Some of the two-pull systems use AFFF.=C2=A0 This is a good fire fighting a=
gent, but by no means the only one.=C2=A0 AFFF contains PFAS, which is a ma=
n-made family of chemicals coming under increasing scrutiny for causing hea=
lth issues.=C2=A0 If you use this and dispose of it improperly it could com=
e back to bite you.=C2=A0 Fighting a fire with AFFF is costing our Town hun=
dreds of thousands of dollars in tracking contamination plumes and treating=
 the wells in affected homes.

=C2=A0

See=C2=A0Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) | Toxicity, Exposures and Illness=
es

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On Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 05:39:57 PM EST, Mordy Dunst <gasket.works=
@gte.net> wrote:

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Im with Ken=E2=80=A6=20

Mordy

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Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS

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On Tuesday, February 20, 2024, 1:49 PM, Ken Knight via Fot <fot@autox.team.=
net> wrote:


So with a very short time get this done, this is the New rule?=C2=A0 Had we=
 known this, oh say last fall, it could have been a winter project.=C2=A0 S=
ome of this is not hard but sending your system off to get a recertificatio=
n could very well be a major problem in these times.=C2=A0 So what is the a=
lternative, buy a new system?=C2=A0 Some of us have already committed to ra=
ce with our home clubs in mid March, then it is a short turn around until S=
onoma.=C2=A0 Pretty well leaves us in a major bind as far I can tell, not t=
o mention a potential large expense.

=C2=A0

We were encouraged to sign up for the K Cup with SVRA, plus Laguna, under t=
he assumption that if our cars were legal in our home clubs they would be a=
llowed to run as is.=C2=A0 Dropping this mandatory rule on us at the last m=
inute does not sit well.=C2=A0 No one wants to be unsafe, I don=E2=80=99t t=
hink the rule is that unreasonable, but the timing to get this done is unre=
asonable.

=C2=A0

Ken

=C2=A0

Sent from Mail for Windows

=C2=A0

From: vfracing--- via Fot
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 12:46 PM
To: FOT Triumph
Subject: [Fot] Heads Up! Fire System Requirements for Kastner Cup

=C2=A0

Advanced warning:

The SVRA rules on fire systems are much more strict than SCCA and some of t=
he other sanctioning bodies such as VRG.=C2=A0 Notably, plumbed in systems =
are required, and they must have two activation points, one accessible to t=
he driver and the other accessible to a course worker without having to lea=
n into the car.=C2=A0 Furthermore, they must be re-certified every two year=
s.=C2=A0 Note that these are requirements, not recommendations, and new thi=
s year (2024)

=C2=A0

For more detail, please see Section L of Safety Requirements at=C2=A0https:=
//svra.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SVRA-General-Rules-1_24.pdf.

=C2=A0

Regards,

=C2=A0

Phil Gott

=C2=A0

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<html><head></head><body><div class=3D"ydp8a91086cyahoo-style-wrap" style=
=3D"font-family:arial;font-size:16px;"><div></div>
        <div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">I just looked though the lat=
est SCCA rules and updates. &nbsp;Nothing mentioned about a 10-year life: &=
nbsp;See below:</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div =
dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><div><span style=3D"font-stretch: normal;=
 font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;">Driving sui=
ts that effectively cover the body from the neck to the ankles and wrists. =
One piece suits </span>are highly recommended. All suits must bear an SFI 3=
.2A/1, SFI 3.4, or higher SFI certification label or an FIA 1986 Standard, =
FIA Standard 8856-2000, or FIA Standard 8856-2018 homologation label. Under=
wear of fire resistant material shall be used, but is optional with suits c=
arrying an FIA Standard 1986 Standard or FIA Standard 8856-2000 label or SF=
I 3-2A/5 or higher (e.g., /10, /15, /20) certification label.&nbsp;</div></=
div><div><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Phil</div><div><b=
r></div><div><br></div>
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ans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;">
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                <div>
                    On Monday, February 26, 2024 at 11:05:47 PM EST, Mike H=
armuth via Fot &lt;fot@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:
                </div>
                <div><br></div>
                <div><br></div>
                <div><div id=3D"yiv8486834881"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">I just=
 went through an SVRA tech inspection with my friend's MGB at Sebring last =
weekend. He has a vintage halon system, no SFI/FIA certification stickers o=
n it. One push handle located next to the drivers set on the tranny hump, n=
othing outside the cockpit. He had no problem with the fire system. They di=
d tell him his FIA, made in 2006, perfectly maintained suit was too old and=
 needed to be replaced. They would let him run this time but he needed a ne=
w one for the next event. They're using a 10 year limit on suits, based on =
the newest (2023) FIA spec. SVRA tried to tell him everyone (SCCA etc) is d=
oing the same thing, even for&nbsp;SFI&nbsp;suits.&nbsp; FIA is only using =
that spec for pro events (F1, WEC, Rally) until 2029 then it starts to cove=
r all <b>FIA only&nbsp;</b>classes. I haven't seen a similar&nbsp;new spec =
for SFI suits at all.<div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>BTW, just 14 cars ,=
 including 2 Matias, started the weekend in the small bore group, about 20 =
cars, including a couple of 10 yr old at best Mustangs&nbsp;made up the the=
 big bore group.</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>SVRA is requiring =
all cars to have Flagtronic systems installed next year, according to a cha=
t I had with their director of competition, Alex Miller.</div><div><br clea=
r=3D"none"></div><div>mike h</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div></div><br c=
lear=3D"none"><div class=3D"yiv8486834881gmail_quote"><div id=3D"yiv8486834=
881yqt27801" class=3D"yiv8486834881yqt5626955472"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D=
"yiv8486834881gmail_attr">On Mon, Feb 26, 2024 at 6:09=E2=80=AFPM Brad Eell=
s via Fot &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailt=
o=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.=
team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br clear=3D"none"></div><blockq=
uote style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,20=
4);padding-left:1ex;" class=3D"yiv8486834881gmail_quote"><div>I chose AFFF =
because it was said to be more effective in open cars.<div><br clear=3D"non=
e"></div><div>Gas would just blow away, particularly at speed.&nbsp;</div><=
div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div><br clear=3D"none" id=3D"yiv8486834881m_-=
796793409428120231lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Brad Ee=
lls<div>Sent from my iPhone</div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br clear=3D"none">=
<blockquote type=3D"cite">On Feb 21, 2024, at 3:26=E2=80=AFPM, Hank Giffin =
via Fot &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=
=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.t=
eam.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"n=
one"></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=
=BF<div><p class=3D"yiv8486834881MsoNormal">AFFF is very caustic and is use=
d on navy ships to smother fires in engineering spaces.&nbsp; Not really su=
itable for cars if you want to reuse the car.&nbsp; It=E2=80=99s a mess to =
clean up.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"yiv8486834881MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp;&nbsp; Hank (33 years in Navy =E2=80=93 served on 7 ships)<u></u><u><=
/u></p><p class=3D"yiv8486834881MsoNormal"><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></p><p class=
=3D"yiv8486834881MsoNormal"><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></p><div><div style=3D"bord=
er-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(=
225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in;"><p class=3D"yiv8486834881MsoNormal"><b>F=
rom:</b> Fot &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" yma=
ilto=3D"mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto=
:fot-bounces@autox.team.net">fot-bounces@autox.team.net</a>&gt; <b>On Behal=
f Of </b>R. John Lye via Fot<br clear=3D"none"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, Febr=
uary 21, 2024 10:53 AM<br clear=3D"none"><b>To:</b> <a rel=3D"nofollow noop=
ener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:vfracing@aol.com"; target=
=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:vfracing@aol.com";>vfracing@aol.com</a>; <a rel=
=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:fot@auto=
x.team.net" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.=
team.net</a>; <a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailt=
o=3D"mailto:joealexandervintage@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto=
:joealexandervintage@gmail.com">joealexandervintage@gmail.com</a>; <a rel=
=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:kknight@=
klaenv.com" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:kknight@klaenv.com";>kknight@kl=
aenv.com</a><br clear=3D"none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Fot] *****SPAM***** Re:=
 Heads Up! Fire System Requirements for Kastner Cup<u></u><u></u></p></div>=
</div><p class=3D"yiv8486834881MsoNormal"><u></u>&nbsp;<u></u></p><div><p c=
lass=3D"yiv8486834881MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:A=
rial, sans-serif;color:black;">Not to mention the potential for firefighter=
 cancer claims, and worker's comp lawsuits.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"=
none">John<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">&nbsp; &nbsp; <br clear=3D"=
none"><br clear=3D"none">On Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:03:08 +0000 (UTC), vfracing=
--- via Fot &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymai=
lto=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:fot@auto=
x.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br clear=3D"none">&nbsp; <u><=
/u><u></u></span></p><div><div><p class=3D"yiv8486834881MsoNormal"><span st=
yle=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;">&nbsp;<u>=
</u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv8486834881MsoNormal"><span =
style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;">Another=
 word to the wise:<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv848683=
4881MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;=
color:black;">&nbsp;<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv8486=
834881MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-seri=
f;color:black;">Some of the two-pull systems use AFFF.&nbsp; This is a good=
 fire fighting agent, but by no means the only one.&nbsp; AFFF contains PFA=
S, which is a man-made family of chemicals coming under increasing scrutiny=
 for causing health issues.&nbsp; If you use this and dispose of it imprope=
rly it could come back to bite you.&nbsp; Fighting a fire with AFFF is cost=
ing our Town hundreds of thousands of dollars in tracking contamination plu=
mes and treating the wells in affected homes.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div=
><div><p class=3D"yiv8486834881MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;fon=
t-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;">&nbsp;<u></u><u></u></span></p></d=
iv><div><p class=3D"yiv8486834881MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;f=
ont-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black;">See&nbsp;<a rel=3D"nofollow noop=
ener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://www.consu=
mernotice.org/environmental/afff/">Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) | Toxic=
ity, Exposures and Illnesses</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p clas=
s=3D"yiv8486834881MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Aria=
l, sans-serif;color:black;">&nbsp;<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div id=3D=
"yiv8486834881m_-796793409428120231ydp9267b53cenhancr_card_9353465361"><tab=
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" style=3D"max-width:300pt;border:1pt solid rgb(224,228,233);"><tbody><tr s=
tyle=3D"min-height:105pt;"><td colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" valign=3D"top" s=
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border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"wi=
dth:100%;"><tbody><tr><td colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" valign=3D"top" style=
=3D"padding:0in;"><table border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"3" cellpadding=3D"0" w=
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"1" valign=3D"top" style=3D"padding:11.25pt 0in 0in 11.25pt;"><p class=3D"y=
iv8486834881MsoNormal">&nbsp;<u></u><u></u></p></td><td colspan=3D"1" rowsp=
an=3D"1" valign=3D"top" style=3D"padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 0in 0in;"><div><p =
align=3D"right" style=3D"text-align:right;" class=3D"yiv8486834881MsoNormal=
">&nbsp;<u></u><u></u></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody=
></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" style=3D"border:none=
;padding:0in;border-radius:0px 0px 0px 2px;"><div align=3D"center"><table b=
order=3D"1" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" style=3D"max-width:300pt;ba=
ckground:0% white;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;bor=
der-top:1pt solid rgb(224,228,233);border-radius:0px 0px 2px 2px;"><tbody><=
tr><td colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" valign=3D"top" style=3D"border:none;padd=
ing:12pt 0in 12pt 9pt;"><p class=3D"yiv8486834881MsoNormal"><span style=3D"=
color:black;">&nbsp;</span><u></u><u></u></p></td><td colspan=3D"1" rowspan=
=3D"1" width=3D"99%" style=3D"width:99%;border:none;padding:9pt 0.25in 12pt=
 9pt;border-radius:0px 0px 2px;"><h2 style=3D"margin-right:0in;margin-botto=
m:4.5pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:14.25pt;"><span style=3D"font-size:10.5=
pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:rgb(29,34,40);"><a rel=3D"nofollow noopener=
 noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://www.consumern=
otice.org/environmental/afff/"><span style=3D"color:black;text-decoration:n=
one;">Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) | Toxicity, Exposures and Illnesses<=
/span></a><u></u><u></u></span></h2><p style=3D"margin:0in;line-height:12pt=
;"><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:rgb(151,158,16=
8);"><a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blan=
k" href=3D"https://www.consumernotice.org/environmental/afff/";><span style=
=3D"color:black;text-decoration:none;">Aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) is =
a fire suppressant used to fight flammable liquid fires. Toxic chemicals in=
 ...</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></t=
d></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><p class=3D"yiv=
8486834881MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-=
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iv8486834881MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, san=
s-serif;color:black;">&nbsp;<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class=3D=
"yiv8486834881MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, s=
ans-serif;color:black;">&nbsp;<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class=
=3D"yiv8486834881MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial=
, sans-serif;color:black;">&nbsp;<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div =
id=3D"yiv8486834881m_-796793409428120231yahoo_quoted_8757662741"><div><div>=
<p class=3D"yiv8486834881MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-fami=
ly:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42);">On Tuesday, February 20, 202=
4 at 05:39:57 PM EST, Mordy Dunst &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferre=
r" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:gasket.works@gte.net"; target=3D"_blank"=
 href=3D"mailto:gasket.works@gte.net";>gasket.works@gte.net</a>&gt; wrote:<u=
></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv8486834881MsoNormal"><span=
 style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,=
42);">&nbsp;<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"yiv8486834881Ms=
oNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;co=
lor:rgb(38,40,42);">&nbsp;<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><div id=3D"yi=
v8486834881m_-796793409428120231yiv8158045542"><div><p class=3D"yiv84868348=
81MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-seri=
f;color:rgb(38,40,42);">Im with Ken=E2=80=A6 <u></u><u></u></span></p><div>=
<p class=3D"yiv8486834881MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-fami=
ly:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42);">Mordy<br clear=3D"none"><br =
clear=3D"none">&nbsp; <u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class=3D"yiv84868348=
81MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-seri=
f;color:rgb(38,40,42);"><a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"re=
ct" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-=
weather-video/id646100661">Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS</a><u></u>=
<u></u></span></p></div><p class=3D"yiv8486834881MsoNormal"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42);">&nbs=
p; <u></u><u></u></span></p><div id=3D"yiv8486834881m_-796793409428120231yi=
v8158045542yqt35937"><p style=3D"margin-top:0in;"><span style=3D"font-size:=
11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(113,95,250);">On Tuesday=
, February 20, 2024, 1:49 PM, Ken Knight via Fot &lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow noo=
pener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; targ=
et=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt;=
 wrote:<u></u><u></u></span></p><blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5pt;margin-=
bottom:5pt;"><div id=3D"yiv8486834881m_-796793409428120231yiv8158045542"><d=
iv><div><p><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;=
color:rgb(38,40,42);">So with a very short time get this done, this is the =
New rule?&nbsp; Had we known this, oh say last fall, it could have been a w=
inter project.&nbsp; Some of this is not hard but sending your system off t=
o get a recertification could very well be a major problem in these times.&=
nbsp; So what is the alternative, buy a new system?&nbsp; Some of us have a=
lready committed to race with our home clubs in mid March, then it is a sho=
rt turn around until Sonoma.&nbsp; Pretty well leaves us in a major bind as=
 far I can tell, not to mention a potential large expense.<u></u><u></u></s=
pan></p><p><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;=
color:rgb(38,40,42);">&nbsp;<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style=3D"font=
-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42);">We were =
encouraged to sign up for the K Cup with SVRA, plus Laguna, under the assum=
ption that if our cars were legal in our home clubs they would be allowed t=
o run as is.&nbsp; Dropping this mandatory rule on us at the last minute do=
es not sit well.&nbsp; No one wants to be unsafe, I don=E2=80=99t think the=
 rule is that unreasonable, but the timing to get this done is unreasonable=
.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Helv=
etica, sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42);">&nbsp;<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><=
span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(38=
,40,42);">Ken<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font=
-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42);">&nbsp;<u></u><u></u></s=
pan></p><p><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;=
color:rgb(38,40,42);">Sent from <a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" sha=
pe=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Link=
Id=3D550986">Mail</a> for Windows<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style=3D=
"font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42);">&nb=
sp;<u></u><u></u></span></p><div id=3D"yiv8486834881m_-796793409428120231yi=
v8158045542yqt15940"><div style=3D"border-right:none;border-bottom:none;bor=
der-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in;"><=
p><b><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:=
rgb(38,40,42);">From: </span></b><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:=
Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42);"><a rel=3D"nofollow noopener nor=
eferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_bl=
ank" href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>vfracing--- via Fot</a><br clear=3D=
"none"><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, February 20, 2024 12:46 PM<br clear=3D"none"><=
b>To: </b><a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D=
"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team=
.net">FOT Triumph</a><br clear=3D"none"><b>Subject: </b>[Fot] Heads Up! Fir=
e System Requirements for Kastner Cup<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p><spa=
n style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40=
,42);">&nbsp;<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div id=3D"yiv8486834881m_-79679=
3409428120231yiv8158045542ydpcd388636yiv1885551611"><div><div><div><p><span=
 style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42);=
">Advanced warning:</span><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Helveti=
ca, sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42);"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p=
><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(38,4=
0,42);">The SVRA rules on fire systems are much more strict than SCCA and s=
ome of the other sanctioning bodies such as VRG.&nbsp; Notably, plumbed in =
systems are required, and they must have two activation points, one accessi=
ble to the driver and the other accessible to a course worker without havin=
g to lean into the car.&nbsp; Furthermore, they must be re-certified every =
two years.&nbsp; Note that these are requirements, not recommendations, and=
 new this year (2024)</span><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Helve=
tica, sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42);"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div>=
<p><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(38=
,40,42);">&nbsp;</span><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica,=
 sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42);"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,4=
2);">For more detail, please see Section L of Safety Requirements at&nbsp;<=
a rel=3D"nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect" target=3D"_blank" hre=
f=3D"https://svra.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SVRA-General-Rules-1_24.pd=
f">https://svra.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SVRA-General-Rules-1_24.pdf<=
/a>.</span><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;=
color:rgb(38,40,42);"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p><span style=3D=
"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42);">&nbsp;<=
/span><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color=
:rgb(38,40,42);"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p><span style=3D"font=
-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42);">Regards,</sp=
an><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rg=
b(38,40,42);"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p><span style=3D"font-si=
ze:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42);">&nbsp;</span><s=
pan style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(38,=
40,42);"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p><span st=
yle=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42);">P=
hil Gott</span><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-se=
rif;color:rgb(38,40,42);"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p><span style=3D"=
font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42);">&nbs=
p;<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div><div id=3D"yiv8486834881m_-796=
793409428120231yiv8158045542yqt66407"><p class=3D"yiv8486834881MsoNormal"><=
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