[BaileyOFD]

My modified and the others I have seen only have the Nascar style four door bars with the door plate. However, they are a different animal.

It is painfully obvious there is "someone" making the TransAm rules that has no idea about GT1 construction methods. The first set of TransAm rules in 2009 were tossed in the garbage because they were so far away from GT1 construction methods.....I believe the same "someone" has had his hand in the 2010 rules.

I expect the doorbar rule will be changed...if not now, it will be after numberous TransAm entries are found to be non-compliant at tech.

[parkeracing]

BaileyOFD, on Jan 19 2010, 03:58 AM, said:

Yes, I recently aquired an asphalt modified...... I'm really excited ! The local short track is only a couple of miles from my house and I am in need of some door to door racing.

So where exactly are these "doors" you speak of?

[BaileyOFD]

parkeracing, on Jan 27 2010, 11:30 AM, said:

BaileyOFD, on Jan 19 2010, 03:58 AM, said:

Yes, I recently aquired an asphalt modified...... I'm really excited ! The local short track is only a couple of miles from my house and I am in need of some door to door racing.

So where exactly are these "doors" you speak of?

The doors I speak of are between the front and rear wheels.... . These doors also have openings, in which you can see the face of your competitors in every corner....haha.

I'll be running at Orlando Speedworld and New Smyrna Speedway this summer.

[parkeracing]

BaileyOFD, on Jan 27 2010, 02:11 PM, said:

parkeracing, on Jan 27 2010, 11:30 AM, said:

BaileyOFD, on Jan 19 2010, 03:58 AM, said:

Yes, I recently aquired an asphalt modified...... I'm really excited ! The local short track is only a couple of miles from my house and I am in need of some door to door racing.

So where exactly are these "doors" you speak of?

The doors I speak of are between the front and rear wheels.... . These doors also have openings, in which you can see the face of your competitors in every corner....haha.

I'll be running at Orlando Speedworld and New Smyrna Speedway this summer.

Will you be running during Speedweeks while all the snowbirds are in town?

[BaileyOFD]

parkeracing, on Jan 28 2010, 04:43 AM, said:

BaileyOFD, on Jan 27 2010, 02:11 PM, said:

parkeracing, on Jan 27 2010, 11:30 AM, said:

BaileyOFD, on Jan 19 2010, 03:58 AM, said:

Yes, I recently aquired an asphalt modified...... I'm really excited ! The local short track is only a couple of miles from my house and I am in need of some door to door racing.

So where exactly are these "doors" you speak of?

The doors I speak of are between the front and rear wheels.... . These doors also have openings, in which you can see the face of your competitors in every corner....haha.

I'll be running at Orlando Speedworld and New Smyrna Speedway this summer.

Will you be running during Speedweeks while all the snowbirds are in town?

No speedweeks this year, I am having an engine built and it will not be ready...plus I will need some seat time before going to the "big shows".

[ToddBenne]

That "someone" Mr. Bailey refers to, pertaining to the T-A rules for 2009, was a Jeremy Thoennes. Jeremy has left SCCA last year and is now a store manager for Carquest, at a Topeka store location. It was seven revision before Topeka and Thoennes figured it out in 2009. Things like rules pertaining to running your 'open cockpit sports racer type car in Trans-am will require arm restraints...' Really, pretty funny stiff to read, in a sad kind of way.

Now, the fretful door bars....it has been the rule for chassis and side intrusion requirements for several years in T-A. However, I do not recall anyone being sent home at any time for not having them. I just referenced the 2003, 2004, 2005 T-A rule book. Bear in mind, the type of door bars required varied depending on chassis build date of either 'before' or 'after' 2003. For reference see page 52, 9.13.4 Side Protection of the 2005 Trans-Am series rule book.

[BaileyOFD]

Thanks for the info Todd....

So TransAm has a rule it will not enforce.......and has not enforced...."interesting" to say the least.

They should make the three Nascar style door bars a requirement, and the additional bars " recommended".

[prt1983]

Glad I never saw the 2009 rules that were trashed, probably blood be shooting out of my eyes like glenn Beck says, (had to throw that in).

I didn't know that the roll bars rules have been in the rule book for a couple of years, yet not looked at seriously, you guys made excellant points, no one has had a intrusion into the drivers side, not even nascar. I don't have a plate on the inside of mine, I also thought that the a top horiz. bar might be in the way, here's what SCCA needs to consider, they are stating in having 3 vertical bars and 3 horizontal bars, mine has 2 vertical bars and 4 horizontal bars, who is to say that is not just as strong or maybe stronger.

I think they should have the GT-1 cars weigh the same as Trans-am cars, nascar style door bars required, no right side drivers net for Trans-Am cars and quit the stupid rule of racing on the tire one qualifies on, having to mark them up. Trans-Am and Gt-1 cars are not going to be going thru tires like nascar.

Then watch the fields grow and have a lot more racing.

Like to see some input here from some Trans-Am guys.

mitch

[ToddBenne]

I guess I qualify as a Trans-Am guy? Side intrusion has not happened since a very unfortunate event at Mosport about ten years ago. Otherwise, we are pretty safe in respect to incidents on track during Trans-Am races. Nothing really 'major' happens, but you can never error on the side of safety.

As to the rule of qualify and race on the same tires, it was done as a cost measure as well as to try and put some tire management in the hands of the drivers. Realistically though, be it the BFG or GY, unless you have a bad set up or drive erratically, the tires seem to go the distance. So, I have no issue with the tire rule as it is now.

Qualifying tires, right side nets....don't equate to lower entries. Travel cost, part time volunteer crews with limited vacation days and such, schedule conflicts with SCCA Nationals, and the sense I get from a lot of SCCA Club racers that the Run-offs far out weigh running on potentially the same tracks in a Pro event and maybe earn some money and better media coverage, is more important. It has always been this way. The fields for a T-A race have not been in the last ten years or so heavily populated with Club guys entering. It has always been a sprinkling of of GT1 cars.

This post has been edited by ToddBenne: 31 January 2010 - 11:16 AM