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1. Shock access - am I stupid? (score: 1)
Author: Andrew_Bettencourt@kingston.com
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 12:20:44 -0700
What is the majority opinion: is the drilling as a fundimental act the problem or the "weight removal" of holes and the like. Here is my perspective: If I could drill some sort of beveled hole in whi
/html/autox/2000-08/msg00903.html (11,589 bytes)

2. Re: Shock access - am I stupid? (score: 1)
Author: "Jay Mitchell" <jemitchell@compuserve.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 15:23:25 -0500
act the problem Strictly speaking, modifying your car to facilitate shock adjustability is not allowed in the rules. Practically speaking, I don't care. I suspect you'll find that most competitors do
/html/autox/2000-08/msg00913.html (8,521 bytes)

3. RE: Shock access - am I stupid? (score: 1)
Author: "Bill Fuhrmann" <bfuhrman@isd.net>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 17:37:07 -0500
The creation of a hole specifically to make the car faster is the problem. Without the hole, the person cannot adjust the car as quickly at the event. In theory, they can make their car faster by ad
/html/autox/2000-08/msg00920.html (9,827 bytes)

4. Re: Shock access - am I stupid? (score: 1)
Author: TeamZ3@aol.com
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 19:05:41 EDT
First, shock top access is not an issue on an Rx7TT. Second, the SEB has already issued a statement stating that drilling, cutting, etc. through interior panel, sheetmetal, etc. for the *explicit* so
/html/autox/2000-08/msg00921.html (8,127 bytes)

5. Re: Shock access - am I stupid? (score: 1)
Author: "Brian Berryhill" <brianberryhill@usa.net>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 18:05:53 -0500
event. conditions or Hmm... on a humorous note, whenever I adjust my struts during an autocross, I either slow down or spin out, so would it be legal for my car since it doesn't make me faster? :) A
/html/autox/2000-08/msg00923.html (9,285 bytes)

6. Re: Shock access - am I stupid? (score: 1)
Author: "Kevin Stevens" <kevin_stevens@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 16:11:14 PDT
The former. You can't go drilling holes and manufacturing bits to tweak your car in Stock class. I'm sorry, it's wrong. Can you drill holes in your firewall to make your front swaybar adjustable betw
/html/autox/2000-08/msg00925.html (14,418 bytes)

7. Re: Shock access - am I stupid? (score: 1)
Author: "Kevin Stevens" <kevin_stevens@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 16:16:04 PDT
Ok, now take the scenario where my competitor and I have identical shocks which cannot be adjusted at the event unless an access port is cut. He does it, I don't. We both have major oversteer after
/html/autox/2000-08/msg00926.html (9,227 bytes)

8. RE: Shock access - am I stupid? (score: 1)
Author: Paul Cezanne <oblique@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 20:39:32 -0400
But it seems to me that that speaker had better be in place during the entire competitive portion of the event. You pull the speaker to tweak the shock after your run, that's not legal now IMHO. Goe
/html/autox/2000-08/msg00927.html (8,889 bytes)

9. Re: Shock access - am I stupid? (score: 1)
Author: TeamZ3@aol.com
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 23:16:29 EDT
<< You pull the speaker to tweak the shock after your run, that's not legal now IMHO. Goes against the intent (yeah, vague) of the rule. Intent means *nothing*. Only the strict wording carrys weight
/html/autox/2000-08/msg00933.html (8,317 bytes)

10. Re: Shock access - am I stupid? (score: 1)
Author: TeamZ3@aol.com
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 23:12:58 EDT
<< It doesn't make any difference if you stuff the holes with speakers, fuzzy dice, or red herring. >> Oh, but it does, whether you like it or not. That's just the way it is; deal with it. I think Ma
/html/autox/2000-08/msg00934.html (8,497 bytes)

11. Re: Shock access - am I stupid? (score: 1)
Author: "Eric Linnhoff" <eric10mm@qni.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 00:55:03 -0500
What rule says that between runs you can not remove the entire interior of your car as long as it's properly in place before your next run? Nothing. Same with the speaker in question. I would however
/html/autox/2000-08/msg00937.html (9,835 bytes)

12. Shock access - am I stupid? (score: 1)
Author: Jeff Cashmore <cashmo@spec-rx7.org>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 09:25:49 -0500
"What is the majority opinion: is the drilling as a fundamental act the problem or the "weight removal" of holes and the like. My RX-7 has two trim pieces that snap off to allow full access to the to
/html/autox/2000-08/msg00946.html (8,778 bytes)

13. Re: Shock access - am I stupid? (score: 1)
Author: "Eric Linnhoff" <eric10mm@qni.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 09:26:54 -0500
Oh come now. We all know exactly how the SCCA feels about parity and leveling the playing field in the "stock" classes. Two words for you: Trunk kits. So why not allow some "engineering" into Solo2 S
/html/autox/2000-08/msg00947.html (9,240 bytes)

14. Re: Shock access - am I stupid? (score: 1)
Author: "Mark J. Andy" <marka@telerama.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 10:38:28 -0400 (EDT)
... It ought to be legal and most folks wouldn't protest. However, according to a strict reading of the rules, its not legal and _some_ folks would protest on (what are to me idiotic) grounds that e
/html/autox/2000-08/msg00948.html (8,472 bytes)

15. RE: Shock access - am I stupid? (score: 1)
Author: "Jeff Lloyd" <Jeff@cyberconceptz.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 13:17:37 -0400
LOL, there is already a parity producing leveler in effect it's called Now if we would stop trying to class cars by price, style, color, and what type of People like them. Instead of what we are supp
/html/autox/2000-08/msg00950.html (9,717 bytes)

16. Re: Shock access - am I stupid? (score: 1)
Author: dg50@daimlerchrysler.com
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 08:55:14 -0400
Well... yeah, you can. As long as those tweaks are allowed under the rules. And as I recall, the rules specifically call out speaker holes etc. as being legal. fuzzy Sure it does. If the hole is fill
/html/autox/2000-08/msg00963.html (8,737 bytes)

17. RE: Shock access - am I stupid? (score: 1)
Author: "Otto Crosser" <ottocrosser@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 09:38:01 EDT
That settles it. Anyone who knows me will appreciate it if I mount some air fresheners in my car. I have the perfect place! OTTO _____________________________________________________________________
/html/autox/2000-08/msg00965.html (8,350 bytes)

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