Rules Committee Decisions

Move the specifications of Rain lights to the III. Safety B. Equipment. rules section heading.
The Rain lights specifications are currently referenced under IV. Racing Rules. Rain Race. Rain lights.
While the requirement to use the rain lights is properly mentioned under Racing Rules, the specifications of Rain Lights should be mentioned under Equipment (or at least referenced), as any other important equipment/safety requirement, so as not to be overlooked.

Make corrections to #16; ‘Window Nets’ to “Nets” to include the right side net as to the required certifications:

16. Nets

a. Expiration
i. SFI nets expire 2 years after the date of manufacture at the end of the month of manufacture as indicated on the label.
ii. FIA 8863-2013 nets expire 5 years from the year of manufacture on December 31st of the year printed on the net(s).
iii. Nets without a certification label shall be considered as expired and must be replaced.

2. Penalties will be assigned to racers as follows:
……….
c. Any driver issued a disqualification (DQ) for any race (fun or points) will forfeit all points earned at that event.

I am formally requesting that the rules governing fuel cell location be amended to allow for greater flexibility in mounting location. In addition, the rule change requestor seeks to align the allowable BMW CCA Club Racing fuel cell locations with other racing organizations and demonstrate that alternative fuel cell locations do not pose an increased risk to safety when appropriate precautions are taken. Proposed changes to the rule book wording and photographic support for the change rationale will be provided by email.

Move the specifications of Rain lights to the III. Safety B. Equipment. rules section heading.
The Rain lights specifications are currently referenced under IV. Racing Rules. Rain Race. Rain lights.
While the requirement to use the rain lights is properly mentioned under Racing Rules, the specifications of Rain Lights should be mentioned under Equipment (or at least referenced), as any other important equipment/safety requirement, so as not to be overlooked.

Add clarification that license and medical validity must extend to the last day of any CR event requiring those credentials

Eliminate reference to the SM class which effective with the ’23 season has been eliminated (current and future cars in this class are directred to the highest PWR class in the ongiong rule book for PWR which is PWR5 for 2023)

Add clarification to the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty clause as shown below:

7d. Unsportsmanlike conduct (on or off the track, to include attempts to pressure decision making by race officals)

Suggested rule change to require an automatic one-month probation period if a racer is unable to produce video footage following involvement in a contact incident

2. Penalties will be assigned to racers as follows:
……….
c. Any driver issued a disqualification (DQ) for any race (fun or points) will forfeit all points earned at that event.

1. Points will be awarded to eligible racers as follows:
…….
g. In the case of a dead heat for any position, the total points involved based on the number tied at the finish shall be divided evenly among those tied.
For example, if the dead heat is for second place involving two cars, the points from second and third will be added together and divided by two to obtain the points to be awarded for second place. Each driver would be awarded 17 points. There would be no third place points awarded in that race.

I am formally requesting that the rules governing fuel cell location be amended to allow for greater flexibility in mounting location. In addition, the rule change requestor seeks to align the allowable BMW CCA Club Racing fuel cell locations with other racing organizations and demonstrate that alternative fuel cell locations do not pose an increased risk to safety when appropriate precautions are taken. Proposed changes to the rule book wording and photographic support for the change rationale will be provided by email.

Confirming that the same rule applies to reinforcement for Ballast as to a Fuel Cell where (location in rule book: B. Equipment, 29. Fuel system, a. 2) “Additional reinforcement may be added to support the fuel cell, but such reinforcement must not be attached to the roll cage in Sport and Prepared classes.”

Rain lights – it might be wise to make the wording and requirements match what the other race series are doing.

Otherwise people are going to have to reprogram the rain lights for each series.

Keep it consistent is my recommendation.

Make corrections to #16; ‘Window Nets’ to “Nets” to include the right side net as to the required certifications:

16. Nets

a. Expiration
i. SFI nets expire 2 years after the date of manufacture at the end of the month of manufacture as indicated on the label.
ii. FIA 8863-2013 nets expire 5 years from the year of manufacture on December 31st of the year printed on the net(s).
iii. Nets without a certification label shall be considered as expired and must be replaced.

Would like rain light behavior change from on steady at all times to blink when brakes are off and steady on when brake pedal depressed. Logic is a steady on light doesn’t give trailing car any information if the driver ahead is on the brakes or not. Brake lights are not normally on all time to convey info to any driver behind them, why should a rain light be different? Blinking light gives car behind bro of where the car is, solid under braking gives info car is probably slowing. Much safer.

I am formally requesting that the rules governing fuel cell location be amended to allow for greater flexibility in mounting location. In addition, the rule change requestor seeks to align the allowable BMW CCA Club Racing fuel cell locations with other racing organizations and demonstrate that alternative fuel cell locations do not pose an increased risk to safety when appropriate precautions are taken. Proposed changes to the rule book wording and photographic support for the change rationale will be provided by email.

Confirming that the same rule applies to reinforcement for Ballast as to a Fuel Cell where (location in rule book: B. Equipment, 29. Fuel system, a. 2) “Additional reinforcement may be added to support the fuel cell, but such reinforcement must not be attached to the roll cage in Sport and Prepared classes.”

Per seperate email, would ask the rules committee to revisit the minimum weight for H Class (HP/HS). It is currently 3142 for the E46 M3 platform, which requires all drivers who have prepared their car to the other regulations to run ballast, for some as much as 200 lbs. This much ballast is a safety risk (many lead blocks in multiple places on the car are a avoidable risk in an accident), is less attrative to racers in other series where the weight minimum is much less, and would provide environmental and cost benefits (i.e. brakes, fuel, tires) to the racers.

lower the minimum weight to at or below 3000 lbs – currently at 3142 (same rules as current, including driver, fuel, etc.). I suggest lowering all other classes accordingly as many cars run with balast, but the E46 M3 platform has a particularly high minimum weight relative to how easy it is to remove weight from the chasis by taking the normal steps to prepare a racecar.

Please confirm that any E46 transmission can be used (i.e. 5 speed) rather than the 6 speed the M3 comes with. I support this flexibility as the cost of the 6 speed transmission is nearly 3x the cost of the 5 speed transmission and has significantly more weight. gears 1 through 5 are identical in both transmissions so there is no performance advantage other than the weight savings,

Consistency and safety aspects of cars running with driver and passenger windows up.

I’d like to recommend a rule change for MOD class to allow for alternative materials for driveshafts, such as carbon fiber.

Declared WHP must be at least 85% of the manufacturer’s published HP(crank).

Aerodynamic improvements – any purposeful change to the entire profile of a car’s
body/chassis that deviates from the factory delivered, street legal, base car configuration
will be assessed a LBS:WHP modification of -0.5