New regulations for Rally America

Time to start saving now. We have a whole lot of 'upgrades' to look forward to in 2009 and 2010 in our efforts to stay abreast of international standards.

http://www.fia.com/mediacentre/Press_Releases/FIA_Sport/2008/January/250108-01.html

May have to rethink where all my gauges were going to go since now I'll need a net tether in the middle of the car. Why not just attach us to the seats and make codrivers wear mirror glasses and write all your stage notes backwards. Or electronic stage notes that you page through with a button engaged with your tongue and the codriver wears a pair of those glasses that are like watching a 55" TV that show you the current notes.

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Grant Hughes

Thanks Subaru and Peugot. Another move to make rallying unreachable by the masses.

Time to limit the sport to two wheel drive and limited displacement. Then it becomes a skill game, and not a safety game.

Wilson

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"Talk about drugs. Driving a car like that, going that fast, it’s like all the drugs at once." - Tommy Byrne

"Now, Pinky, if by any chance you are captured during this mission, remember you are Gunther Heindriksen from Appenzell. You moved to Grindelwald to drive the cog train to Murren. Can you repeat that?" - The Brain

Just when I thought it would be possible to continue to rally.......this is getting out of control. I think this is the begining of the end for most of us.

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Gone fishing

Well, just beacuse NASCAR has introduced the COT doesn't mean that all circle track late model and sprtsman cars are going to be mandated to be replaced with COT's.

As for for the nets: it's about the cheapest thing one can do to help side impact neck injuries.....a lot chaeper than the current crop of SFI 38.1 H&N devices.

I'll be interested to see the impact absorbing side cage structure. Bet it'll look a lot like NASCAR side bars. Wonder when FIA will adopt halo bars too......

Regards,
Mark B.

david amor Wrote:
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> Just when I thought it would be possible to
> continue to rally.......this is getting out of
> control. I think this is the begining of the end
> for most of us.

I think the first time I heard this exact statement was back in the 70s when SCCA decided to require roll cages in all classes.

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RichardM

starion887 Wrote:
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> Well, just beacuse NASCAR has introduced the COT
> doesn't mean that all circle track late model and
> sprtsman cars are going to be mandated to be
> replaced with COT's.

Hasn't Rally America already more or less said they have to follow what the top level of the sport does in order to protect themselves? How do they say it, "align the safety standards with the rest of the world." Or something along that line.

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Grant Hughes

NoCoast Wrote:
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> starion887 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Well, just beacuse NASCAR has introduced the
> COT
> > doesn't mean that all circle track late model
> and
> > sprtsman cars are going to be mandated to be
> > replaced with COT's.
>
> Hasn't Rally America already more or less said
> they have to follow what the top level of the
> sport does in order to protect themselves? How do
> they say it, "align the safety standards with the
> rest of the world." Or something along that line.
>
> Grant Hughes
> www.nocoastmotorsports.net
> Denver, CO

Goddam Grant get the legalese right!
they say "Where would we be if it were argued in court we were not using BEST PRACTICES???!!!!

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

They're just ensuring that the only people who can compete are the people who can afford the best laywers.

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Pete Remner
Cleveland, Ohio

1984 RX-7 (rallycross thing)
1978
Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver.

Pete Wrote:
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> They're just ensuring that the only people who can
> compete are the people who can afford the best
> laywers.

Are you ready to litigate???!!
>
>
>
> Pete Remner
> Cleveland, Ohio
>
> 1984 RX-7 reshell
> 1978

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

NoCoast Wrote:
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> starion887 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Well, just beacuse NASCAR has introduced the
> COT
> > doesn't mean that all circle track late model
> and
> > sprtsman cars are going to be mandated to be
> > replaced with COT's.
>
> Hasn't Rally America already more or less said
> they have to follow what the top level of the
> sport does in order to protect themselves? How do
> they say it, "align the safety standards with the
> rest of the world." Or something along that line.
>
> Grant Hughes
> www.nocoastmotorsports.net

Hmmmm, guess you have me on that one, Grant.
Regards,
Mark B.