219 replies to this topic

[Tim Neja]

Wow... who'da thunk - common sense wins out!!! Yea!!

[JerseyJohn]

A big atta-boy. Well, to the BoD and to those that debated the issue without being belligerent.

[Gator Bob]

Just so folks understand how much work goes into the BoD's deliberations behind the scenes, may I point out that in the main thread in our private boardroom where these new body rules were debated and discussed (there were a couple of other threads where the topic was raised), there are 339 posts since Jan 28... with just five guys posting!

And your point is...? LOL
 

The BoD pretty much lives with constant reminders of that old adage: "no good deed goes unpunished".

 
And... don't forget - good builders "leave no stone unturned".

[Gator Bob]

How about a link and price of the spirit gage to be used? I would like to have one in my tool box.

 
There it is!
 
You could check for evil 'spirits and can squeezers with that thing.
 
Body Mass Index tool... LOL.
 

This was by 500th post and I finally earned my fifth dot. My life is fulfilled.

 
Way to go on finding the tool used in the room of doom* and for fulfilling your dots at the same time.
 
*That would be tech for those who might not get it...

[usadar]

iGaging Digital Electronic thickness gauge 0-1"/25mm micrometer caliper.

 
Digital Thickness Gauge
 
Amazon doesn't send this to Japan, so I placed an order at Micro Mark.

[Cheater]

And your point is...? LOL

It would be inaccurate for racers to think that the BoD makes snap or off-the-cuff rulings.

[John Miller]

Just so folks understand how much work goes into the BoD's deliberations behind the scenes, may I point out that in the main thread in our private boardroom where these new body rules were debated and discussed (there were a couple of other threads where the topic was raised), there are 339 posts since Jan 28... with just five guys posting!

 
I'm not certain that is something to be boasting of. After 339 posts of private discussion you guys needed to change the original decision after hearing from a few racers. Maybe you guys (BoD) should consider comments from the racers during the rule collaborating process, and have fewer silo decisions.

 

I edited my post back to the original wording.  It appears that Cheater does not understand the difference between "solo" and "silo". Cheater, school yourself and look up "silo decision making". You may learn something.

[Cheater]

You're assuming without a shred of evidence that "comments from the racers" were not considered, John. And that assumption is incorrect.

 

The point is this: if the BoD doesn't always get it right, or doesn't get it right the first time, it isn't for lack of trying.

 

Where's your displeasure with the parties whose actions led to the body rules having to be amended?

[Rapid Rick]

I was going to ask, 'Why the approximate area', but now I understand it... a little better. 

I feel this rule will make the racing that much better. Great work... as always..

[John Miller]

No displeasure, Cheater, but in the end you guys did nothing. The rule really did not change anything. Much ado about nothing.

[Noose]

Well, John, if you run legal and have run legal bodies then for you it may be much ado about nothing.

[Fast Freddie]

I disagree, John.

 

What this discussion showed is that a rash decision made by a few because of a few can be forced towards common sense when it affects the right people. No one was told go race somewhere else if you don't agree with the senseless rule put forth. I vaguely remember receiving those remarks.

 

Now that common sense has prevailed the new rule should be easy to comply with. Let's just hope no creative racers try taping the nose, which is what I do. There should be at least three points of measurement on the top and they should be points that aren't usually taped, just saying.

[MSwiss]

The rule really did not change anything. Much ado about nothing.

 
I disagree.

The .008" dimension on top gives the racer, who isn't always the original purchaser, a reference to see if they have a legal body. 

Especially useful now with the strong market for used cars, and that O/S is pulling .007" bodies to run in the RETRO series.

Speaking of which, any idea why an org that purports to be racer friendly, would allow .007" bodies? One race bodies that are hard to marshal seems to be the antithesis of "racer friendly".

[John Miller]

Speaking of which, any idea why an org that purports to be racer friendly, would allow .007" bodies? One race bodies that are hard to marshal seems to be the antithesis of "racer friendly".

 
I don't know, Mike. Why don't you ask them directly, just like I ask the IRRA t'em direct questions.

[MSwiss]

It was a rhetorical question.

Regardless, even if it wasn't, since the "Mike Iles, where are my prepaid bodies" thing, whatever Ron calls their chat room, is now a closed group.

[Noose]

John, no reason to. They have their rules and we have ours. We also don't have someone winning by 13 laps.

[John Miller]

What does any of this have to do with another organization anyway? I didn't reference another group in any of my comments, but it always seems to go there.

[Noose]

You didn't have to and and I am not dumb.

[John Miller]

Joe, will you now begin to measure every customer's body intended for IRRA^® racing before you paint it?
 
Also, a question out of curiosity: Does the clear Lexan need to be .008" on the top before you will paint it or will you add paint for rule thickness compliance?

[Noose]

John, it is not my responsibility to police where the bodies I paint are used. If they want me to do that I surely will.

[Noose]

Read the rule, John.

 

And also read the footnote I stated (post #21).

[Noose]

Have you asked all the other body painters the same question or did you just want to make it an issue with me?

[John Miller]

Joe,

 

It was just a question for you and how you will personally proceed with the new rule. JK and O/S pull .007" bodies, and I was told that a select few have .007" Parma bodies. I have not seen them though...

 

I understand that the rule is to keep out the .007" bodies, but with paint .007" bodies can be made to be compliant. This is why I think the rule change is going to do very little. It's just the way I see it.

[Noose]

John, get real. An .007" body will not be able to be made compliant. There is no way.

But you go right along with that thought and welcome to tech.

[MSwiss]

John,

 

As Joe suggested, go read post #21.

Also, from the main page of the IRRA^® General Rules:

 

"The IRRA^® reserves the right during technical inspection to disallow any car that does not meet the intent of the rules."

IIRC, Joe used the above clause to tell a racer that he felt the body presented to him was a non-approved JK 70812A.