Golf IV in B and Beetle in C?

[Knestis]

"seat belts and their attaching hardware and bracketry may be removed."

2 schools of thought -
A. That's part of the hardware and bracketry that can be removed
-or-
B. The tensioner isn't part of the attaching hardware and you are out of compliance because you lack the tensioner.

...or C. The tensioner, which is intergral to the belt assembly, can simply be unbolted, but the bracket that's welded to the chassis has to stay.

Why is the easiest, most obvious solution not a school of thought...? Not convoluted enough...?



K

[jjjanos]

...or C. The tensioner, which is intergral to the belt assembly, can simply be unbolted, but the bracket that's welded to the chassis has to stay.

Why is the easiest, most obvious solution not a school of thought...? Not convoluted enough...?

How did you describe that piece of metal? "...the bracket..."
So, it's a bracket.

The bracket is integral to an assembly that can be removed, n'est-ce pas?
We are allowed to remove bracketry, n'est-ce pas?
Does that bracket serve any other function?

[Bill Miller]

If it's welded to the chassis, is it still a bracket, or is it part of the chassis?

[Knestis]

If it's welded to the chassis, is it still a bracket, or is it part of the chassis?

There's the real question...

And of course, this requires that the specific allowance uses the term "bracket" somewhere.

K

[rx7chris]

Just got word on the bug. Roughly 2360 w/o driver and fuel. GET SOME.

[shwah]

So on first effort 100 or less over ITB weight.

[rx7chris]

yeah, could have been lighter if i didn't have to patch a sunroof and kept out the extra cage tubing. I'm sure there's some more weight to be cut, but it doesn't really matter since the car is in C and has to be ballasted up to minimum. Either way, I was pretty pumped to hear how light I was able to get it. Shows it's got potential I think. Have to see how it actually does on the track now.

[Gary L]

So on first effort 100 or less over ITB weight.

Come again? 2360 + 180 driver + 30 fuel = 2560. That's 200+ lbs heavier than the Golfs in ITB, right?

[Bill Miller]

Just got word on the bug. Roughly 2360 w/o driver and fuel. GET SOME LEAD, LOT'S OF LEAD.