coolant bottle

[joeg]

Remember, GCR overides ITCS. 9.3.15 states that OEM is kept when it is pressurized and working.

My resvoir is not pressurized, so I went aluminum.

[CRallo]

Remember, GCR overides ITCS. 9.3.15 states that OEM is kept when it is pressurized and working.

My resvoir is not pressurized, so I went aluminum.

Same here.

[Ron Earp]

I don't think I've ever seen a stock coolant recovery bottle on an IT car. I hope I don't see a stock recovery bottle either - who wants a 10, 20, or even 30+ year old plastic catch bottle on an IT car just waiting to fail and dump water? Make your motor, drive line, suspension, safety equipment all legal and race your car.

[jumbojimbo]

Remember, GCR overides ITCS. 9.3.15 states that OEM is kept when it is pressurized and working.

My resvoir is not pressurized, so I went aluminum.

I was using a gatorade bottle for a while because it is clear and I can actually see what is in it. But now I'm back to the stock plastic.

We're pretty sure my coolant leak was in the solid pipe that runs from the water pump to the thermostat. Bad O-rings. Only happened when things were bouncing around so we couldn't recreate it in the garage. Jr recreated it by accidently touching the pipe.

[ShelbyRacer]

Remember, GCR overides ITCS. 9.3.15 states that OEM is kept when it is pressurized and working.

My resvoir is not pressurized, so I went aluminum.

Absolutely not.

1.2.3. Interpreting and Applying the GCR
A. Interpreting the GCR shall not be strained or tortured and applying
the GCR shall be logical, remembering that the GCR cannot specifically
cover all possible situations. Words such as “shall” or “shall
not”, “will” or “will not”, “can not”, “may not”, “are” or “must” are
mandatory; and words such as “may” and “should” are permissive.
B. References in the GCR to the SCCA Operations Manual and the
SCCA Insurance Manual are for informational purposes; these
SCCA documents may not be protested or appealed.
C. Conflicts among or between portions of the GCR are handled as
follows:
1. The Category Rules take precedence over the General Technical
Specifications.
2. Specific class rules in the Category Section of the GCR shall
take precedence over the general Category Rules and the
General Technical Specifications.
3. Any item not addressed in the Category Rules is controlled by
the General Technical Specifications.

And then, the Category tells us that you can only do what's listed, and coolant bottles are not mentioned.

Yes, I realize it's ironic that I just helped make the case for someone who'd protest my coolant overflow.

Honestly, I'm not sure what the point of 9.3.15 mentioning pressurized containers is. Are there pressurized ones smaller than one pint?

So, who's going to write the letter?

[StephenB]

Matt,

I see this looks like it may have passed for 2014. Just NOT the pressurized systems...

congrats,
Stephen