April 2014 Fastrack

[Greg Amy]

First, I'm on the STAC. The STAC reviews and makes recommendations to the CRB.

Second, don't send in a request for clarification. It has already been discussed. Nothing will change.

Third, there is nothing to straighten out. All non-US-market engines are getting a 2% adder. The B16A is a non-US-market engine. Period, no debate. Thus, it gets a 2% adder.

Fourth, the STAC - and by extension, the CRB - cannot simply go on record and declare "hey, you can use this engine freely because it's exactly the same thing" because it would take about 1.32 nanoseconds before someone shows up with some wild-assed Portugese-only-spec engine and claims it's the same thing as the one that came in their Us market car.

Fifth, we've discussed this here before: the STCS - and even the ITCS - states, paraphrased, that alternate parts are allowed as long as they are duplicates of the original parts. So, make sure the parts are the same, to the satisfaction of your competitors and the Scrutineers. Just don't expect a carte-blanche CRB approval for your alternate parts, as you will not get it.

GA