Mayf, list
The rule book says all vehicles must be able to be towed or pushed off the
course or shut down area. We sure hate to throw a cable around the roll bar
or some other part of the car to clear the area.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "drmayf" <drmayf@mayfco.com>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 7:33 AM
Subject: An Odd rule Thought...
> Push Bars. They are a good thing. My car does not have one yet, just ran
> out of time. But, when I look at the rule book, only those cars which
> arenot capable of self starting and I assume that means taking off under
> their own power, requires one. Now I just do not understand that. It is
> pretty common that cars get pushed off the course by official when
> required. So why aren't push bars required on every vehicle. The same rule
> would be sufficient, just the words about self starting would need to be
> changed. Maybe a word or 2 about the height of the bar, so that it would
> meet any official vehicle could be added.
>
> And no, this was not an issue with my car when it was pre-inspected. Just
> an odd thought.
>
> For those interested, I will post my experience later today. I have some
> things to do this morning that need to be done first.
>
> mayf
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