Region: Oregon
Car #: 94
Year : 91 Posts: 971
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The gap around the headlights was checked by tech at the national in Portland last week. I know I've seen this rule before but I can't find it in the GCR now.
Region: Oregon
Car #: 68
Year : 91 Posts: 2359
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I don't know, but if 6mm is the rule, I need to widen my gaps
These cars are going to start looking funny with folded up side mirrors and 5mm gap at the top of the left headlight cover...
-b
-------------------- Bruce Wilson 2010 Oregon Region Champ 2010 Monte Shelton Driver of the Year 2010 25 Hours of Thunderhill E3 and Under 2 liter Overall Champion Oregon Region SM Class Advisor
Region: NWR
Car #: 5
Year : 1991 Posts: 252
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I believe its from the FSM. Front bumper cover/hood gap is 5mm +/-1.5 and the hood/fender is 5mm +/-1. The gap around the headlights is not specified in my FSM.
Region: NWR / Oregon
Car #: 88
Year : 95 Posts: 2000
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They do get picky about the flush headlights once in a while. I was talked to about mine once last year. I don't think they really know what to look at on a SM so checking for flushness gives them something to do while they hold us in impound. They keep telling me my car is way overweight on the scales. I keep explaining I have a 1.8. When I drove Terrell's car I asked them what it was supposed to weigh and nobody knew.
-------------------- Keith Novak (Will work for tires)
Region: NWR
Car #: #78 sorry Terrell
Year : 1992 Posts: 270
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Keith, This my favorite conversation while on scales Steward: "how much are you supposed to weigh?" Kyle: "What do I weigh right now?" Steward: "2274" Kyle: "perfect, 2274" Then I drive off. At last years Rose Cup, I think they had a sheet with a diagram of the hood gap/headlight gap rules, according to SCCA, it was a supplemental diagram for the GCR. I would assume it should there this year.
Region: Oregon
Car #: 68
Year : 91 Posts: 2359
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Whoa, hold on there pilgrims This used to work.
I was dq'd last year at the Rose Cup for being underweight. Seems that some parts that fell off the car were not put back on If our stewards are good enough to take the time to weigh, then we should at least get it right.
On my list...
-b
-------------------- Bruce Wilson 2010 Oregon Region Champ 2010 Monte Shelton Driver of the Year 2010 25 Hours of Thunderhill E3 and Under 2 liter Overall Champion Oregon Region SM Class Advisor
Region: Southwest
Car #: 500
Year : 2002 Posts: 179
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For the sake of a newbie (me), what is the advantage, if any, of larger headlight gaps? Additional airflow into the engine bay? I'm just trying to understand why it was enough of an issue that it had to be addressed in the rules.
-------------------- Greg H. 2002 red Miata #500 Denton, Texas
Region: Oregon
Car #: 94
Year : 91 Posts: 971
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quote: At last years Rose Cup, I think they had a sheet with a diagram of the hood gap/headlight gap rules, according to SCCA, it was a supplemental diagram for the GCR. I would assume it should there this year.
Kyle
Kyle, that's what I was thinking. If tech has something they're using, It should be in the GCR.
They had the same sheet last weekend, but I can't find it anywhere.
Region: NWR
Car #: #78 sorry Terrell
Year : 1992 Posts: 270
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Ken, I remember some bickering about it being thrown onto us at the last minute and that we had never seen the diagram before. They then told us we could get copies of the diagram from them during the weekend and/or it would be on the scca website shortly... that was a year ago.
Region: SW Division
Car #: 32
Year : 1999 Posts: 194
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I was tech'd by Runnoffs crew and they measured the gap. I asked the reason and was told that some enterprising racers have used increasingly generous gaps (intentional) to increase airflow into the area of the intake. On this basis I am fine with making sure we all comply for performance equivalency (I had to modify my hood attachment).
There is no reason to have this gap listed in the GCR. If every detail of car spec of every car in club racing was listed the GCR would be - well - very big. This is covered perfectly well in the FSM.
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If our stewards are good enough to take the time to weigh, then we should at least get it right. 
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