Originally posted by RSTPerformance:
Yes it will stiffen the car but who cares safety should be our first concern in club racing.
Stephen... Stiff (rigid) does NOT equal Safer...

<font face=\"Verdana, Arial\" size=\"2\">This 100 Sq Inch rule sucks. Who do I wright to, if yu have an address and a name please post here. Stephen</font>
The 100sq/in rule is there because you are limited to 8 cage contact points in IT, and the attach-point is cosidered the pad... However, you are also allowed to have any number of tubes attached to the pad, so if it were allowed to be infinately large, people would be attaching tubes all over the place...

You don't need more than 8 attach-points to make a safe cage... Beyond that, you are simply stiffening up the chassis, and that starts becoming a performance issue... not to mention it can have a NEGATIVE impact on the safety of the car... As it is, the rules allow for some pretty exotic and rigid cage designs... Keep in mind that this is IT, not Production or GT... If you desire more complex cages... I hear both are looking for participants...

If you still feel this is all hogwash, and wish to write, the address is the same as always...

[email protected]



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Darin E. Jordan
SCCA #273080, OR/NW Regions
Auburn, WA
ITS '97 240SX