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[Bench Racer]

You lose me and 99% of the rest that read this forum IMO.  

 

You covered your "99%" with the included "IMO".
 

[Keith Andrews]

Keith, I am not in the know but i suspect that is about the size of it.

 

If we get past the why of it, do you think pushing back the enforcement, of a rule change  to say 2017, mitigates some of the negative effects of all of what you and others have laid out? 

 

As you can see, this has been my thought about the deal.

 

 

Frank, Yes I do.  If the rule is passed as proposed I think a 1/1/2017 implementation would mitigate the burden both financially and practically. 

 

It would also get people through the 2015 & 2016 runoffs.

[Tom Sager]

You covered your "99%" with the included "IMO".
 

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[Tom Sager]

You covered your "99%" with the included "IMO".
 

[bmw251]

How many people does this effect if made a rule clarification ? I am guess less than the rule change in the beginning of the year.. Why has there been no explanation of what builders are taking this creative interpretation ? Obviously they must not feel that it's illegal so why so hush hush. Would it not be important for the BOD to understand about how many people are or will be effected by this clarification ? Sorry for being direct about this but I think it could be very confusing for someone trying to enter the class... You have to attract people for the ones you lose for multiple reasons over time. .... That's part of the class health.

Greg

[jwr]

Haven't been on the site in a long time but it was brought to my attention that someone claimed that heads were found illegal at NOLA and not kicked.  As the local chief steward for that event I can tell you that it wasn't brought to my attention.  I've contacted Ken Patterson, the conference chief, and he says the same thing.

 

When I did a search against the rule change in the GCR.  Under the new definition of blue printing it allows .040 radius after machining.  The SM rules prohibit the blue printing of rotating assemblies.  The head isn't a rotating assembly and can be blue printed.  Is that how we are twisting the .040 radius out of the head rules?

 

James Rogerson

[Keith Andrews]

James - Realize this is the internet.  The  misinformation here has nothing to do with you and your fellow Stewards doing the great job you do.  All here I'm sure offer sincere thanks for your volunteering and the hard work you do.

 

The  .040 is far more arbitrary and pointless than what you are referencing.  

 

The claim is the .040 falls under, if the rules don't say you can then you can't.  Many of us realize that just does not work when it comes to defining a technical spec of this type.

 

The misinformation here is more about an agenda driven by a few within the Spec Miata community.

 

I'm sure no one has any ill feelings toward you or your fellow stewards.  

 

Don't give it a second thought.

[Ron Alan]

 
The misinformation here is more about an agenda driven by a few within the Spec Miata community.

Spec Miata at the front is about the little things. Trying to equalize or eliminate the little things(that would seem to find rules creep/questions)should not be minimized by labels such as "Agenda". If it was "many" and not a "few" would it be an Agenda?