Chuck, As near as I can tell (My interpretation, of course, and not the
official position of the SCTA/ECTA), the horn is required to get the
attention of the inspector so that you can show him your brand new
equivalent door panels!!! Brad
-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
To: land-speed@autox.team.net <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 21:25
Subject: Rules...Horns?
>List,
>
> With all the discussion on door panels, I just can't resist asking this.
>What's with the horn requirement in the Gas Coupe class? MAYBE on a
vintage
>car that had a horn on the fender there would be some advantage to removing
>the horn, but I can't think of any modern production cars that had an
>external horn. It was loads of fun combining a horn botton with a
removable
>steering wheel, but since my car is street legal it had to be done. For
>land speed racing what's the point of horns?
>
>Chuck "Big noisy AMC Jeep horns" Rothfuss
>ECTA #9
>Pole Cat Hollow, NC Sunny and 40 today, but more snow due tomorrow.
>
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