***The brace shall either be in the plane of the main hoop, or extend from the top of one rear brace (described in 9.4.B.2.c) to the bottom of the opposite rear brace.***
The sole purpose of what was in the past a diagonal connected at BOTH ends to the main hoop has now been degraded to something LESS than it's original purpose. The original purpose of the main hoop diagonal was to add maximum strength to the main hoop for driver protection. The diagonal was to be attached to the main hoop upper corner drivers side with the other end attached to the main hoop lower corner/floor plate passenger side. Will someone please tell/show me how a diagonal attached one end to the top of one rear brace to the bottom of the opposite rear brace provides equal strength as will the diagonal with both ends intergrated within the main hoop per my example above. To take this rule to the worst implementation a person could attach the diagonal to the passengers upper rear brace & to the drivers lower rear brace. That last example my friends shows just how much the rules writters don't have a clue. With the last example the diagonal HAS NOT ADDED ANY STRENGTH to the drivers upper corner of the main hoop.
DUMB, DA DUMB DUMB..............
Have Fun ; )
David Dewhurst
CenDiv Milwaukee Region
Spec Miata #14
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