October Minutes
Posted: October 18th, 2015, 10:27 am
The FV Ad Hoc Committee met on October 7.
Members attending: Alex Bertolucci, Stevan Davis, Phillip Holcomb, John Petillo, Dietmar Bauerle
Guest: Fred Clark
Just as a heads up - all the RunOffs races can be viewed by logging on to the SCCA web site. How long they will be available is unknown.
With the discussion of polishing of transmission gears on the Interchange, the Committee once again restated their opinion on this matter. The Committee feels this is illegal based on the current rules as written - just as we did a few years ago when this question was first brought up for discussion. Unless it is specifically stated in the GCR as being allowed, modifications such as removing or adding material(s) outside of normal wear and tear is not legal.
A question was raised by a member as to whether or not the Minimum/Maximum rule needs to be looked at when it comes to such areas as lift and weights. Should there continue to be a stated minimum or maximum single limit with no tolerance or should some of these include an average of the components in question? This might avoid some nebulous interpretations and measurements as evidenced at the RunOffs in years past. Members will be considering this and it may become a discussion topic at our future meetings. The thought is that is not logical to disqualify a car if only a single part of multiple parts are out of limits.
Old Business: Nothing has come from SCCA regarding the question of a spec tire. We assume that we will hear something in the next month or so. In the meantime, a member has brought up the spec tire question with a rep from Hoosier who is quite willing to enter into a discussion about developing a tire for FV which would extend longevity and thereby meet one of the needs of those requesting some form of spec tire. The Committee is waiting to get some direction from SCCA. On the same topic, a question was raised in last month’s minutes as to why members who are in need of a cheaper and longer lasting tire have not investigated using the American Racer tire. None of the Committee members have heard back from the membership on the pros or cons of this tire brand. If you have an opinion on this, please let us know.
No other topics were presented or discussed.
Next meeting scheduled for November 4
Members attending: Alex Bertolucci, Stevan Davis, Phillip Holcomb, John Petillo, Dietmar Bauerle
Guest: Fred Clark
Just as a heads up - all the RunOffs races can be viewed by logging on to the SCCA web site. How long they will be available is unknown.
With the discussion of polishing of transmission gears on the Interchange, the Committee once again restated their opinion on this matter. The Committee feels this is illegal based on the current rules as written - just as we did a few years ago when this question was first brought up for discussion. Unless it is specifically stated in the GCR as being allowed, modifications such as removing or adding material(s) outside of normal wear and tear is not legal.
A question was raised by a member as to whether or not the Minimum/Maximum rule needs to be looked at when it comes to such areas as lift and weights. Should there continue to be a stated minimum or maximum single limit with no tolerance or should some of these include an average of the components in question? This might avoid some nebulous interpretations and measurements as evidenced at the RunOffs in years past. Members will be considering this and it may become a discussion topic at our future meetings. The thought is that is not logical to disqualify a car if only a single part of multiple parts are out of limits.
Old Business: Nothing has come from SCCA regarding the question of a spec tire. We assume that we will hear something in the next month or so. In the meantime, a member has brought up the spec tire question with a rep from Hoosier who is quite willing to enter into a discussion about developing a tire for FV which would extend longevity and thereby meet one of the needs of those requesting some form of spec tire. The Committee is waiting to get some direction from SCCA. On the same topic, a question was raised in last month’s minutes as to why members who are in need of a cheaper and longer lasting tire have not investigated using the American Racer tire. None of the Committee members have heard back from the membership on the pros or cons of this tire brand. If you have an opinion on this, please let us know.
No other topics were presented or discussed.
Next meeting scheduled for November 4