Harness Dates

[MMiskoe]

Humor me and someone please tell me what month it was that the Fastrack has the rule change about harnesses. I know I read it, beleive it is now every two years they have to be replaced, but looked through a lot of them and can't find the reference.

thanks
Matt

[dickita15]

sorry i don't have the month, but clever wording of the rule means the belts are good for three seasons. effectively the belts expire 12/31 on the second full year after the date stamp. ie belts dated feb 02 are good untill dec 31 04
dick

[planet6racing]

The rule is covered again in the January FasTrack, published now.

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Bill
Planet 6 Racing
bill (at) planet6racing (dot) com

[Greg Gauper]

The loophole is if you buy regular SFI belts in January, then you can run them until Dec 31st of the 2nd year after their date which equals 3 years.

The other alternative is to run FIA rated belts which are good for 5 years.

[joeg]

I just purchased belts and the manufacturer tagged them "January, 2004" models knowing that they won't go into actual service until 2004.

[fiestadude]

Joeg:

Where did you get your belts? I am in the same boat; meaning that I need to get new belts as well.

What brand did you end up going with?



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JJ
#62 ITC

[Terry Hanushek]

Matt

<font face=\"Verdana, Arial\" size=\"2\">Humor me and someone please tell me what month it was that the Fastrack has the rule change about harnesses. I know I read it, beleive it is now every two years they have to be replaced, but looked through a lot of them and can't find the reference.</font>

GCR 20.8 was changed by the BoD in the August meeting and is effective on 1/1/04. The minutes of this meeting appeared in October FasTrack. The rule was discussed and clarified by the Comp Board in Racing Memo 04-01 which appears in the January FasTrack.

Hope this helps.

Terry