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Regulation Changes for 2008
Listed below are the
changes in “Equipe”GTS
regulations destined to come into force at the start of the
2008 calendar.
1/ All Sprites and Midgets must have all metal panelled bodies.
Original or good quality
replica special bodied cars may use a glass fibre bonnet or
aluminium panels if as per the original period fitment. All
other cars must use factory steel front panel, front wings and
bonnet.
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2/
All MGBs must use factory hardtops. This regulation
was introduced at the beginning of 2007 and drivers of cars with the
lighter weight reproduction hardtops have all been warned throughout
the year. From the
beginning of 2008, any MGB with a non-factory hardtop will likely
find themselves as reserves on any entry list.
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To
help identify a genuine "Factory" Hardtop, you will see in
this picture the genuine article has the perspex side windows
surrounded by an aluminium frame. The rear window would originally
have been glass and the hardtop would have originally had a cream
coloured glass fibre moulded roof lining.
Reproduction
"Factory Style" hardtops have side window
surrounds as part of the hardtop moulding, perspex rear windows as
standard fitment and either a spray-on of fabric roof ling.
These repro hardtops are debatably not FIA legal and not eligible in
“Equipe”GTS
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3/ To comply more with FIA Appendix K regulations, all
MGBs must use original shaped front valances or exact replicas of
either of the 1963-65 works race cars.
If we were to strictly comply to the FIA regulations,
no additional holes should cut or drilled onto this front valance,
however for “Equipe”GTS regulations we will allow additional holes
only to allow a passage of air to a repositioned oil cooler.
Any other additional holes including any brake ducting in the
front valance must be completely blocked off either at the front or
behind the valance.
To Clarify . .
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Here
is a period photograph of
Christabel Charlisle with an ex-factory car. This picture was taken
in early 1963 before the car being despatched
to Sebring for the 12hour race.
It
is widely believed that this apron would have been made of
Aluminium.
An
exact copy of this flush fitting and possibly very slightly modified
apron is without doubt legal for period F cars in FIA Appendix K
regulations and “Equipe”GTS
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Another
period ex-factory car with the "Sebring" front valance
along with equally acceptable radiator grille air scoops.
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Using
a square and level, we can determine the depth and shape of the ex-factory
car's aprons were much the same as any production car.
From
the lower edge of the grille to the underside of the centre of the
apron should be aprox 8.5 inches.
Please
note in this picture the flush fitting "Sebring" style
fitment.
A standard
original valance guarantees a safe passage through any FIA
eligibility check and obviously is therefore very acceptable in “Equipe”GTS
( except maybe
this choice of colour ?)
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The following modifications be allowed in
“Equipe”GTS
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Additional
air holes in the valance will not offer any performance advantage,
but may help engine cooling with a repositioned oil cooler.
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Additionally,
for “Equipe”GTS -
any further holes
including any brake ducting in the
front valance must be completely blocked off either at the front or
behind the valance. The shape and dimensions of the actual front
valance must remain unaltered.
However;
with these brake ducts in FIA Appendix K events you are likely to run
into trouble.
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Deeper
and squarer valances are likely to create improved airflow
around and under the car.
In
all “Equipe”GTS from 2008
these will not be acceptable.
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4/
Class 6 for Invitation cars of over 2700cc engine capacity is to be
deleted.
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