rcp_ny
04-01-2007, 07:00 AM
My new car has quick-release hood and trunk pins. I know the rules say this...
# Hood and trunk must be chained shut
# Hood must have hole for fire safety if wheel wells are retained.
...but I recall back at the Labor Day race pre-race safety inspection, Pappy suggested for the future that I use hood pins so I wouldn't have to cut a hole in the hood.
I also realize that Pappy is no longer our safety inspector. So I'm wondering if this rules interpretation is still true.
So specifically I have 3 questions:
1) If I have quick-release hood pins, and still have the wheel wells, do I need to cut a hole in the hood or not?
2) If I have quick-release hood pins, do I still need to chain the hood or not?
3) If I have quick-release trunk pins, do I still need to chain the trunk or not?
I'm hoping the answer is "not" for all three... it'll look much nicer that way. :)
# Hood and trunk must be chained shut
# Hood must have hole for fire safety if wheel wells are retained.
...but I recall back at the Labor Day race pre-race safety inspection, Pappy suggested for the future that I use hood pins so I wouldn't have to cut a hole in the hood.
I also realize that Pappy is no longer our safety inspector. So I'm wondering if this rules interpretation is still true.
So specifically I have 3 questions:
1) If I have quick-release hood pins, and still have the wheel wells, do I need to cut a hole in the hood or not?
2) If I have quick-release hood pins, do I still need to chain the hood or not?
3) If I have quick-release trunk pins, do I still need to chain the trunk or not?
I'm hoping the answer is "not" for all three... it'll look much nicer that way. :)