Quote Originally Posted by racermr2 View Post
...IT rules state 1.)you can "blueprint" the engine. 2.) hardware and fasteners are free...yet there is no mention in STL for either rule.
Technically, specifying that "blueprinting" is free is superfluous and redundant. If one were to truly "blueprint" an engine - make all parts meet the optimal design spec - then how is one to know otherwise? If all parts meet the "blueprint" spec then they are regs-compliant parts, regardless of how they got there (random chance or intentional act).

As for fasteners...

9.1.4.C.13, under "Bodywork", states "Fasteners are free provided they are of the same material family and diameter as the fastener it is replacing." I think the intent is for all fasteners in the whole of the category. Want to send in a request for clarification via the CRB form? Dunno where we'd put it, but I'll see if we can get that corrected on an E&O next Fastrack.

...ST and driver license requirements for NAT'L races....giving IT competitors the chance to run nat'l races in ST.
Category of the car has nothing to do with driver requirements for entering events. They are nothing but coincidental in name.

License level determines what event you are qualified to enter, not what car you can drive. For example, National-licensed drivers can drive Regional-only cars and vice versa; Novice Permit holders can race a GT-1 or FA if they wanted (and can afford it).

Regardless of the category of car you are choosing to enter, your license classification must meet the requirements for the event entered. Therefore, despite the fact you are driving a Regional-Only car (ITx) in a National (or Majors) event, you are still required to hold a National license to enter.

Now, how that's going to work in 2014 in regard to Regional events allowing qualification toward a Runoffs invitation is still in discussion...

- GA