Common modifications include roll cages, race seats, harnesses. Chase race offers mail order roll cages and roll bars for fieros. At first glance the scca road racing classes can look like alphabet soup. Vscda recommends more than 2 to anyone constructing or modifying a roll bar since a roll bar on an upside down car can dig into soft ground when off the pavement. The address of scca can be found in the front of this rule book.
Building and maintaining the scca solo rules involves member. Generally, legal nhra cages are ok but you might want to send pics to an inspector look in the scta rule book. There are additional allowances and additional restrictions in the rule book not mentioned here for the sake of clarity. Appendix c roll bars appendix c solo roll bar standards. Scca national solo rules autocross club of central oregon.
For boltin cages, you need to doubleup the plates one welded to the floor and one welded to the cage. I was in ireland and the brother of a friend was into rallying. These are the basic bars that would be required to convert a roll bar to a roll cage. This protection is preferably constructed according to the latest scca. Basic 914 roll cage kit tangerine racing roll cages. In chrome moly, the 10 point cage kit ends up only being about 25lbs heavier than the 8 point bar kit, so with safety in mind, and pipe dreams of one day needing the cooler. For example, the feet of the cage need to be welded to metal plates at least 6x6, and the plates in turn must be welded to the floor. Modify the mandatory safety rule if we want to allow variances for vehicles with roll bars and roll cages which i think we should. Why are bolttogetherboltin roll bars and cages against. Solo autocross if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Scca roll bar regulations 9 out of 10 based on 362 ratings. Even though the entire rule book is available online, there are times when i need a hard copy. In groups 2, 3, 5, 6 and 8, in a closed car, a window net, attached to the roll cage, with positive locating metal fasteners, should be installed. This category provides an natural competition outlet for auto enthusiasts using affordable sport sedans equipped with common suspension, engine, and appearance modifications which are fully legal and compatible for.
Also known as autocross, has been the grassroots of motorsports activities for more. The scca national solo rules are a membergenerated ruleset built and refined throughout the past 45 years. The street touring category of vehicle modifications is meant to fit between the current stock and street prepared categories. Cars and rules is your home to view the current gcr, fastrack, recommended rule changes, race memos and member advisories. Please refer to the scca solo rulebook available online for specific details. The scca national solo rules may be downloaded from the scca website at. Team chase roll cage panels team chase corrs 15 scale rc dirt off road track california southern california california losi hpi losi 5t 5b socal rc track 15 scale the race version will also be equipped with rearseat delete, a 4point roll cage. The 2020 general competition rules online are made available by scca road racing as. The main hoop fit well after removing the carpets, gas tank shield and miscellaneous items like seats, seat belts, convertible top, hardtop, etc. Tight fit a good custom roll cage will have tubing that is positioned extremely close to the body of the car. Lsr allows, within certain limits, boltin bars and a few other things that nhra does not allow. This page has been made for the discussion of the scca solo class street touring xtreme. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
Per the nhra rule book, on unibody cars with stock floor and firewall wheel tubs permitted, the roll cage may be bolted or welded to the floorrocker box. In one weekend, a guy in his 2ndgen mr2 ran in es against me on a saturday because one club didnt care about he completely stripped interior, roll cage, cai, coilovers, etc. Its possible that scca and pca have slightly different rules. Super touring under stu photo courtesy of scca san francisco region. This gives the interior more room and it can also help the torsional rigidity of the tub. The basic purpose of the roll cage is to protect the driver if the car. It uses precision fit, 6 mounting point, sliptube and boltin design. To find out their rules on roll bars we checked out their 2017 scca national solo rules book.
The national hot rod association, the premier governing body in the sport of drag racing, outlines a number of requirements for roll bars and roll cages for racers when building a race car, one of the most frustrating and misunderstood parts of the build can be the roll cage. Fixed back seats require a roll cage to keep you from crushing yourself during a rollover. We can custom tailor a complete roll cage kit for your. Mar 25, 2011 per the nhra rule book, on unibody cars with stock floor and firewall wheel tubs permitted, the roll cage may be bolted or welded to the floorrocker box. The rules regarding roll cages are pretty specific. The stu world challenge touring car based are midlevel performance cars of.
I just printed off the entire nasa rule book the other day, my thats a wordy little document. Driver restraint systems a quickrelease, 3inch shoulder harness meeting sfi spec 16. Fj40 cage brush guards roll bars bumpers pace cars scca cages stock cars nhra cages mandrel bending sunsafety glasses truck tops great links email for info. Decoding scca road racing classes kanga motorsports. According to appendix c on page 215 the hard dog m1 and m2 versions of the hard core, hard core hardtop, sport and the ace all meet the requirements when equipped with at least one diagonal. Nhra or circle track to scta roll cage the bangshift. Make sure you build something that can be used with whomever you run with. Even with the roll cage in place, the mandatory safety rule requires that a factory hardtop be in place. Please refer to the application guide to see if a model is available for your vehicle. Since the scca is no longer making the rule book available in printed form, this is the way to get it.
Scca autocross has six major competition categories which are then. All of our roll cages are scratch built in house to exceed the standards of the rules. Roll cages it is recommended but not mandatory that all cars utilize a roll cage as defined in the current club racing gcr section 9. Roll bars will conform to the scca height requirement of a minimum of 2 above the drivers helmet. This step of the roll cage process often takes the most time, as it isnt easy to custom fit the boxes to the sills for a perfect, strong fit. Need budget for roll cage in southern california pelican. Updates to the rule book are made on a monthly basis and can be. With an ever changing rule book, some cars might move between the classes. The content on this page will provide valuable information for road racing compliance in the scca.
Why is a bolttogether cage generally deemed safe for nasa,scca and hst track day events where the potential for a big crackup may be higher, but not on the quartermile. We can fabricate any type of road race, time attack, auto cross and track day roll cage that you may need from grand american, scca, nasa to conference. Classes pennsyvlania hillclimb association pennsylvania. What class would my car run in scca autocross has six major competition categories which are then broken down in classes of like cars. Behind the scenes of sccas struggle to endure hagerty media. Four point roll bar with removable door bar and petty bar. The rules for the class include the general competition rules gcr, a section of the scca rulebook that defines the basic setup and preparation for cars in any. The following definitions shall apply to these rules regardless of any other definitions or interpretations. New scca rule change requires all newly registered cages to be made of dom effective 2003. Nasa vs scca posted by slow old poop, nov 29, 2005. To that end, the technical staff of club racing may or may not accept alternate construction standards from any source that significantly vary from scca standards of protection. Pennocks fiero forum 8 pt roll cage by buildamonster. Allow windshield to be replaced with wire mesh or bracing if vehicle is equipped with roll cage in modified. Main question i have is what are the wall requirements on mild steel vs chromoly cages.
Street modified i didnt read the rule book before modifying my car. Oct 31, 2017 thinking of doing a cage in the stealth to be eligible for future rally trial events maybe stage down the road and whatnot. Also, need to consult the rule book about what the cage must be 1 comliance for the clubs you plan to run with. You can buy rollcages like autopower or safety devices or you could have a custom cage. This rule book is published annually and each aspect of a solo event from safety, procedure, and classing is covered so it is used by both officials and competitors. This in turn makes the tubing stronger than the original tubing. The scca rulebook, like the operations book of the transcontinental. Chromemoly is an alloy of steel which incorporates both chromium and molybdenum in the process. Sm for first timers its totally stock except for the coilovers, headers, tune, cai, new wheels, fresh allseasons, roll cage, big brake kit, cams, forged pistons, upgraded. The basic purpose of the roll bar is to protect the driver in case the vehicle rolls over. Whether or not you need these is dependent on the rules of the sanctioning body that you are racing under, the intended use of the vehicle, and in some. The 2009 rule book is at the printers right now and should be available very soon.
To request a new car classification, adjustment or clarification on a rule, click on the link below to submit a letter. As a reminder to all racers, a new rollcage padding rule goes into effect june 1, 2011. Thinking of doing a cage in the stealth to be eligible for future rally trial events maybe stage down the road and whatnot. Section, 4a, page 5, and in general regulations, section 20, page 20, it states, beginning june 1, 2011, rollcage padding meeting sfi spec 45. Remember that most classes will now require a full containment seat andor a funny car style cage.
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