Britcar Regulation Clarification
Discussion
Hello People,
Now this is a question which doesn't seem to have been answered anywhere else and I've tried to contact EERC about it few times but haven't gotten through:
The regulations for the Britcar category seem to be quite vague, regarding two things:
a) the range of bodywork modifications allowable, and
b) repostioning of components, such as radiators/heat exchangers and batteries.
Obviously ommission may mean "free" however, I really would like to get some confirmation before making changes that would be all but irreversible without a new shell...
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I'm intending to build a competition car, however, would ideally like to carry out some extensive bodywork and track widening, as well as moving the radiator and oil coolers to the rear of the car and cutting appropriate venting.
To anybody's knowledge, would this contravene either spirit or letter of the regulations?
Many thanks!
Now this is a question which doesn't seem to have been answered anywhere else and I've tried to contact EERC about it few times but haven't gotten through:
The regulations for the Britcar category seem to be quite vague, regarding two things:
a) the range of bodywork modifications allowable, and
b) repostioning of components, such as radiators/heat exchangers and batteries.
Obviously ommission may mean "free" however, I really would like to get some confirmation before making changes that would be all but irreversible without a new shell...
__________________________________________________________________________________________
I'm intending to build a competition car, however, would ideally like to carry out some extensive bodywork and track widening, as well as moving the radiator and oil coolers to the rear of the car and cutting appropriate venting.
To anybody's knowledge, would this contravene either spirit or letter of the regulations?
Many thanks!
I think it's a good question: in F1 you have several factors which would harm a 4WD entrant:
Higher centre of gravity due to needing the propshaft to clear the engine, less balast flexibility, due to movement of sizeable weight to the front of the car, requiring Front prop, drive shafts differential, and the like - potentially putting the car over the minimum weight limit anyway, and therefore negating the possiblity for any ballast at all, and likely doing more damage to the car's balance than anything.
When you look at all of the other tin top championships, like BTCC, DTM, ITC, WRC and the few homologated 4WD GT cars, they've always (often literally) beeni in a class of their own.
Higher centre of gravity due to needing the propshaft to clear the engine, less balast flexibility, due to movement of sizeable weight to the front of the car, requiring Front prop, drive shafts differential, and the like - potentially putting the car over the minimum weight limit anyway, and therefore negating the possiblity for any ballast at all, and likely doing more damage to the car's balance than anything.
When you look at all of the other tin top championships, like BTCC, DTM, ITC, WRC and the few homologated 4WD GT cars, they've always (often literally) beeni in a class of their own.
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