April 2014 Fastrack

[pfrichardson]

The prelims are posted:

http://www.scca.com/clubracing/content.cfm?cid=44472

Please also review Racing Memo 14-06 located on the same web page.

[tom91ita]

looks like my car just gained 42.3 pounds.

Q. regarding the waving white flag for the last lap. How do they know if it is the last lap for a timed event? (thinking about the green after race was over for the SM group at Sebring).

[Butch Kummer]

When to show the "1 to Go" signal continues to be a collaborative effort involving Start, T&S, and the Operating Stewards. Procedures are in place and education is ongoing.

All we're doing here is defining a standard "1 to Go" signal for all SCCA events as being the same one that's used for every racing event in the world short of F-1.

[Greg Amy]

Tom, which car?

Interesting: you "finish" if you take the green flag, but don't get points unless you go halfway...what was the drive for that change?

Edit: Tom, are you talking about the B16A engine in STL? That's a JDM engine. Are you not using a US-spec engine?

[tom91ita]

Tom, which car?....

sorry. STL. The B16A is now "Chart + 2%."

is a B16A considered the equivalent of a "mini" ITR?

3. #13514 (Edmond Lo) Japanese Engine swap
In STL Table A, classify the Honda B16A as follows:
STL
Maximum Displacement
Minimum Weight
Notes
Honda/Acura B16A
Chart +2%
Must meet all STL engine regulations

[Greg Amy]

sorry. STL. The B16A is now "Chart + 2%."

is a B16A considered the equivalent of a "mini" ITR?

See my edit above. The "B16A" engine is a JDM engine, which is now approved for STL with a +2% weight (which all JDM engines are now getting). Since you were running at the Runoffs last year, you could not have possibly been running a non-compliant JDM engine...I'm assuming you're running a US-spec engine.

GA

[Chip42]

Since it is no different in STL prep, you would be a fool to claim a B16A vs. An A2 or 3. Stamping on the block is irrelevant So long as the part matches USDM specs.

Or am I missing something?

[jjjanos]

Tom, which car?

Interesting: you "finish" if you take the green flag, but don't get points unless you go halfway...what was the drive for that change?

Still need to finish a certain # of races to keep your license?
Need a number of finishes to get to the dumboffs?

[TomL]

The way I read it, they have simply renamed "starters" as "finishers", and renamed "DNF" as "doesn't get points". Not sure why they did it, but the obvious effect is that it is now easier to meet "number of finishes" requirements for things such as Runoffs qualification.

Its sort of like what happened to SARRC a few years back where the requirement for running the SIC was changed from 3 finishes to 3 starts. The given reason was to not penalize those who supported the series but had the misfortune to drop out.

[Z3_GoCar]

looks like my car just gained 42.3 pounds.

Q. regarding the waving white flag for the last lap. How do they know if it is the last lap for a timed event? (thinking about the green after race was over for the SM group at Sebring).

So if Start/Finish waves the white flag for the last lap, how do you know that it's not for a slow car/tow/fire on track? Or said another way, what does Start/Finish wave for a slow car/tow/fire on course on the second to last lap. You could get two white flags at S/F in a row with two different meanings, talk about confusing and causing a protest.

I prefer the simple [1] sign as there's no other meaning.

[jjjanos]

So if Start/Finish waves the white flag for the last lap, how do you know that it's not for a slow car/tow/fire on track? Or said another way, what does Start/Finish wave for a slow car/tow/fire on course on the second to last lap. You could get two white flags at S/F in a row with two different meanings, talk about confusing and causing a protest.

I prefer the simple [1] sign as there's no other meaning.

Flag for a slow car isn't waved. It is simply displayed.