Originally posted by Knestis@Dec 14 2005, 09:31 PM
Parking lights and turn signals - go or stay?

Door glass, regardless of door bars - go or stay?

Other side glass?

Windshields in real racing cars are polycarbonate.

Tiny little steps to a TransAm car. If there has to be a line, why bother taking the first step? So our cars look a little more like real racing cars?
I am generally talking about the "That which is not specifically permitted, is forbidden" stuff, that gives no competitive advantage, but some of the mandated stuff is a little silly, particularly now that the "dual purpose" intent has been dropped. I don't care how much my car looks like a race car, but I find it silly that I could be protested and lose because I don't have a heater. If I make weight, what is the competitive advantage I have by not having a heater core, or the aforementioned turn signal stalk?

Removing stuff costs time, which = money.
So don't remove anything. You don't have to install $10,000 worth of Motec engine management inside your hollowed-out stock ECU box, but that is allowed.

I have a car that isn't competitive in ITB, but battle for last place in ITE when I race with SCCA (which shockingly isn't very often).

Tom