John,
Rules aren't perfect, never said they were but there is a system in place for changing those rules and you already know this. The rule has already changed and is already in place. This situation is no different than lateral head supports or HANS devices or when we made the change from only requiring a 4 point cages to 5 or 6 point cages (remember that?). People always throw a fit when they have to change something on their car whether it be because cost or time or whatever. People have said, "well that means I'll have to completely cut out my cage and re-do it". Well I guess if that's what it'll take then yeah, you'll have to cut out your cage and start over. It'd be no different in any other form of somewhat serious racing where they care about their competitors safety.
Speaking of rules aren't perfect, I submitted rule changes for things that don't even affect me. In fact, I don't even really have a car nor do I plan on building one any time soon but I saw room for improvement so I did it anyways.
What you're suggesting is not making a rule better. You want the SCTA to renig on a rule that's already been set in motion to become effective next year. And why? Because of hardship. Really? Everyone who makes it through tech so far has had to do some pretty tough stuff to even get to that point. You don't just fall out of a tree and bamm-oh you pass tech. It takes effort, time, and probably money (more so if you're the buying type versus the building type). So all of a sudden out of allllllll the things everyone is already having to do, you think lexan windows is going to be final nail in the coffin? Seriously?
Last year it was HANS devices, the year before that it was lateral head supports, etc. etc, and so on and so on. Racing's tough man as I'm sure you and anyone else who's ever done it knows. But the train has already left the station, the cow is already out of the barn, Elvis has already left the building. If you really thought it should be changed then you would have submitted a rules change request even though you already meet the requirement. After all, you're concerned about the hardship someone else might have to face, right? If you're trying to drum up support by talking about it here, then fine, go right ahead. I'm not stopping you nor is anyone else. But don't get bent when the reality of the fact is that it's not going to change and it cost you $1600 to be complient and it may or may not cost someone else the same thing. THATS RACING DUDE. Don't get hung up on some pieces of expensive plastic man.
