Originally Posted by
Miatamoto
You guys need to read your rule books a little more carefully. Guess I'm used to it, running with SCCA for a long time. Rules are rules.
From NASA TT rules:
10.1 Car Preparation, Technical Inspection, and Logbooks
All cars must meet the safety and car preparation standards specified at Section 11 of the NASA
CCR. All convertibles must meet the roll bar specifications contained in the CCR for HPDE
participation.
From the NASA CCR:
11.4.7 Roll Bars
All open cars should have a roll bar installed to help protect the occupant(s) from injury
during a roll-over. The roll bar should be able to withstand the compressional forces
involved in supporting the full weight of the car. The roll bar’s main hoop should extend
the full width of the car (except certain cars that have been approved by NASA).
I emailed the head honcho of NASA TT Texas and was directed to the national office. They replied to my email saying that the NC was not on the exclusion list for open top cars. Note that the NASA CCR covers both TT and HPDE so if there were NCs out on course without an aftermarket bar then somebody dropped the ball at that NASA event.