Here is an answer to Chuck's question about moon roofs from the 16th. I
thought we had answered earlier but, with El Mirage coming up some sort of
progress must be made if a guy thinks he is going to field a race car.
Dan W
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Sykes Jr. <bsykesjr@mediaone.net>
To: Dan Warner <dwarner@electrorent.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2000 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: Moon Roofs?
> Hi Dan...
>
> Well, just when you think you thought of it all....
> The ideal answer would be to remove it and fill with sheetmetal
(Preferred).
> However, moon roofs aren't that big, I would venture to guess that if it
is
> made out of safety glass and would break into a zillion pieces on impact
> that it wouldn't impale the driver unlike plastic TEE tops. The rules do
not
> spell it out but I would prefer to have him fill it with welded
sheetmetal,
> not a sheetmetal insert with rubber gasket. I am sure the inspectors would
> OK it if is safety glass like the rest of the windows. Tell him he can
keep
> it if he builds a heavy duty screen type material under it attached to the
> top of the roll cage that borders the opening if he decides to keep
> it.....or weld it up. Bobby
>
> You can forward the answer to him if you agree.....Bobby
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dan Warner <dwarner@electrorent.com>
> To: <bsykesjr@mediaone.net>
> Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2000 12:33 PM
> Subject: Fw: Moon Roofs?
>
>
> > I was thinking remove it and fill hole. Your thoughts?
> >
> > Dan
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
> > To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2000 10:26 AM
> > Subject: Moon Roofs?
> >
> >
> > > List,
> > >
> > > Here's a question that I can't seem to find an answer to in the
> > rulebook.
> > > (Probably not looking hard enough!) What do we do with a car that has
a
> > > glass sunroof? I was over to look at my new RX7 project car the other
> day
> > > and noticed, to my horror, that it has a tinted glass factory sunroof.
> > (I've
> > > raced with this guy for 3 seasons and NEVER noticed before!) SCCA
rules
> > > require that they be removed, but that certainly isn't gonna work in
> LSR.
> > > It doesn't leak, so I'll keep it if I can. I was kinda planning a
> > multiple
> > > hoop drivers cage anyway, which would keep me from being ejected
through
> > it.
> > > There's also the option of deleting it entirely and sealing the hole
> with
> > a
> > > piece of steel from another roof. That would smooth out the slight
bump
> > it
> > > creates in the roofline and allow air to pass over the car more
cleanly.
> > > Any observations/opinions on this would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Chuck Rothfuss
> > > ECTA #9
> > > Pole Cat Hollow, NC
> > >
> >
>
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