str suspension question

[mitchell968]

hi everyone , im hammering out the details on my g-str build with john beck at vhr and i cant find anything in the rule book under 5.b.3. or 5.b  that states weather or not i have to run any suspension under the front or rear of a street roadster ? goodyears and a piece of foam  is what id like to run for suspension.   thanks for the help ,        mitchell

[fastman614]

mitchell.... I am not at home so I can't look it up..... but what do the grneral category reguirements say?

[mitchell968]

im not seeing anything. and there is nothing on it in the general section or the "required or optional" section of str .

[NathanStewart]

where would the foam go?  under your ass?  no suspension?  no front or rear axle?  nothing to attach your wheels do?  are you using new hover technology?  i kid, i kid but you don't necessarily need sprung suspension.  i don't see anything saying that you need sprung suspension on a str.

[mitchell968]

hover tech, yes, but only when i was a helicopter mechanic in the army in the 80S. foam under boney butt. axles are helpful. thanks nathan.

[fastman614]

OMG Nathan!!!!.... be fair, be fair!!!!... LOL.... This guy lives about 300 miles from me .... so he is a Pacific Nor'Wester.... anyway, I am pretty sure that, even with really GOOD hover technology, he would be disqualified from running as it is no longer an automobile as defined in the rules.... it would legally be a type of aircraft....

Back to serious now... I know that solid suspension is in use on many vehicles that run at Bonneville. I sort of thought though, that the Street Roadster designation had something about street equipment but I am not a roadster specialist. Check out somewhere in the rule book, (I think, anyway) there should be car/body category committee contact people... things like special construction committee, roadster committee etc... along with names, telephone numbers, email addresses etc.... or check the URL below.... one listing is for- Car Technical Co-chair... Lee Kennedy....contact him - he will either answer you or steer you to whomever you need to contact. I hope this helps.

http://www.scta-bni.org/contact.html

[NathanStewart]

the 4.dd "street equipment" definition is still definitely in the book but i've lately wondered why.  it isn't referenced anywhere in the book for any class including str.

[fastman614]

Nathan - that is the clause to which I was referring.... and I used to be re-iterated in all of the relevant body categories to which it applied (i.e production coupe/sedan, gas coupe/sedan, grand touring and, as i recall, street roadster.... Like I posted....Mitchell, you need to contact the roadster tech committee chairman.... (Nathan - Is it Russ Eyres?)
 

[mitchell968]

ok , i'll contact mr eyres . thank you
                                    mitchell

[Stan Back]

Dave Davidson's 300 MPH roadster doesn't have a front axle.

[Dynoroom]

Then what are they calling it Stan?   

[Stan Back]

They look to me like stubs affixed to the frame.  (Kinda look like a '35 Ford spare tire mount.)  I could be (and often am) wrong.

[4-barrel Mike]

In any case, it obviously has no front suspension, which answers the original question.

Mike

[dw230]

But, the question was about Street Roadster class, 911 is a Fuel/Gas Roadster class car.

If you want to be picky,
DW

[4-barrel Mike]

You're the expert, sir! 

I wasn't aware that there are rule differences between the four roadster classes vis-a-vis suspension.

Mike