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A/GT Class rule on fuel tank

To: "Tim Schoeny" <j82244@fuse.net>,
Subject: A/GT Class rule on fuel tank
From: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 08:09:39 -0500
I believe the original rule was written for some aerodynamic reason.

John Beckett, LSR #79

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Schoeny" <j82244@fuse.net>
To: "ghalvorson: First ghalvorson:Last" <ghalvorson@earthlink.net>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 7:22 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: A/GT Class rule on fuel tank


> I've got to agree that having two tanks is not a good idea-seems to add a
safety
> hazzard for no apparent reason and really makes it hard to find space in a
> sports/GT car.What's the idea behind this?
>                                                                 Tim
Schoeny
>                                                               #905 H/MS or
H/GT
>
> ghalvorson:First ghalvorson:Last wrote:
>
> >   List,
> >       As I am putting together my A/GT big-block Vette, I am wondering
how
> >  the rule on fuel tanks will affect my eligibility.  According to the
1999
> >  rule book, for Grand Touring Sport - (/GT),  the rule reads "Stock gas
tank
> >  must be fitted, but need not be used."
> >       I purchased a Jazz foam filled fuel cell and then built a very
solid
> >  .125 wall aluminum box which fully encloses the cell for protection and
> >  provides good mounting to the new steel frame brackets.  On the box I
> > welded
> >  brackets (extended pieces of aluminum plate) that protect all the fuel
line
> >  fittings on the cell.
> >       It is a piece of art that I am much more confident in than the
> > original
> >  fuel tank.  In terms of safety, it is a far superior product.  But, it
is
> >  mounted in the location of the original tank.  So what happens to my
class
> >  designation since the original fuel tank is no longer "fitted"?  The
> > purpose
> >  of this rule defies my sense of logic but I'll save that discussion for
> >  later.  Any thoughts out there from those of you who are tech
inspectors?
> >  GH
>




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