Author Topic: Engine setback in GT?  (Read 6903 times)

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canadianrocky

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Re: Engine setback in GT?
« Reply #15 on: August 27, 2008, 11:21:33 PM »
Sometimes rules are set by as much as what they don't say, as what they do say. In the rule book, both Gas and Altered are allowed engine set back, and as it spells out for them what it is, then because of the specific omission of a set back clause in GT, it might be said that it cannot be allowed simply because they don't say that it can be allowed.

To further confuse the issue, in Modified Sport, which is the next step up for sport cars from GT, it says that engine placement is optional. So I would read that as set back is a non-issue. Even in Altered the rules are more strict than in Modified Sport for set back.

The way I read it, you cannot set back the engine in GT. But that still does not take care of the placement of the engine in engine bay itself.

Far be it from me to say what it should be. I am not on the rules committee nor am I on the technical committee.

The problem for me, is that I don't live anywhere near anyone who has built a car to the rule book. And I don't want to put a lot of time and effort into something that will not pass tech inspection.

I have emailed the SCTA tech committee a few questions and have received answers. Maybe that is an avenue you can use.

I think there has to be a certain amount of ambiguity or the rules book would turn into a rules encyclopedia. Although it can be hard to build something substantive out of someones interpretation of a rule, especially if there is more than one interpretation of that rule.

dwarner

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Re: Engine setback in GT?
« Reply #16 on: August 28, 2008, 12:51:11 PM »
Because of the many different combinations allowed in LSR the rules cannot be written to accommandate every specific circumstance. Some level of logic must be used on the part of the builder when reading the rule book. If an engine set back is not addressed as being allowed in the GT class it therefore follows that the set back is NOT allowed.

As mentioned before, instead of asking questions on a message board where you will get several different answers, use this email address:

rulebookinfo@scta-bni.org

DW