> - Changes to 14.8.D, camber plates in SP,
========================================
Perhaps I'm just dense. But what changed here other than sentence
structure?
also allow camber bolts in SP
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Ahh, finally an across the board allowance. Good.
> - Changes to 14.5.C or 18.1.E, shock absorber mounts in SP and/or SM
================================
Hmm, alternate Tunnell BMW M3 shock mounts are now legal???????
> - Changes to 14.10, motor mounts and torque suppression devices in SP
==========================================
Uhhh, I think they meant 14.10.I, not 14.10.J would not apply if alternate
engine mounts are used. Beyond that, I like it. It's about time.
> - Changes to 17.8.C, camber plates in ST, also allow camber bolts
==================================
Good, good, good.
> Item 8: Changes to 17.2.B, seats in ST
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Uhh, wait a minute. This now allows full-on "race" seats, carbon fiber,
yadda yadda yadda. What happened to the "suspended bottom" verbiage?
Though I guess the 15# minimum weight limit kind of disallows Kirkey-style
seats and getting too crazy light seats in ST. Oh well, I guess if someone
wants to spend $1000 for a seat (Momo Extreme & 1000 Lakes, Cobra Evolution,
Sparco Touring, etc.), and drive around the country in it, it's okay with me
as long as I can have my $250, 15# Corbeau Forza II fixed back seat. I
still support the change.
> - Additions to 17.10G, engine mounts in ST
==================================
Ahh, finally. My engine mount budget just got a breather.
> - Removal of 17.1.B, update/backdate allowance in ST
==============================================
I understand the reason of this is to prevent the "frankenstein", SP-esque,
engine-swapped cars that are showing up in Street Touring. Specifically,
the only CSP cars that are legal to run in Street Touring, the '88-'91 Honda
Civics. (If you'll notice, most every other STS/X legal car is a DSP or FSP
listed car.) I fully believe that the majority of Street Touring competitors
also support such a disallowance of engine swaps. But the Update/Backdate
allowance MUST be allowed to stay in Street Touring for many other reasons.
There is absolutely no reason why a specific disallowance for engines,
transmission, transaxles or rear ends could not be written into the Street
Touring Update Backdate allowance. And until such time as such a rule
disallowing drivetrain swaps in ST can be written, I submit that 17.1.B
should remain as is.
Now, if they'd just rewrite the antiquated Stock Category sway bar rules to
allow FWD cars to change their rear bars we'd _really_ be showing some
progress. ;^)
Eric Linnhoff
www.geocities.com/eric10mm/KnuckleDragger
"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't."
Mark Twain
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