• wesmc
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Topic: Roll cage inspection hole

Do the judges want a 3/16 hole on the main hoop behind the driver?

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Re: Roll cage inspection hole

we have not been asked in 6 races in the gulf region, though our cages are professionally built and dont look like they may be black iron pipe or painted pvc. If yours falls in the later, maybe a hole will be required.

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Re: Roll cage inspection hole

summit point is the only place i've seen it done, and they had their own drill in the tech line to put a hole

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Re: Roll cage inspection hole

eljefe17 wrote:

summit point is the only place i've seen it done, and they had their own drill in the tech line to put a hole

Sensible....back in the day, I once heard of a small nut welded into a tube and drilled out. A little grinding and your "inspection hole" is a hell of a lot thicker than the tubes...

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Re: Roll cage inspection hole

Yeah, but you aren't cheating the inspectors...

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Re: Roll cage inspection hole

EriktheAwful wrote:

Yeah, but you aren't cheating the inspectors...

X2 bajillion.

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Re: Roll cage inspection hole

If everyone thought that way, we wouldn't need an inspection hole! I've raced with guys that would cheat just to pull a fast one on tech......kind of a Smokey Yunick thing...

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Re: Roll cage inspection hole

I guess I don't think like normal.  Well, that's obvious, I AM here.

The rules require 1-1/2" tube, so my cage is 1-5/8" and one or two gage thicker than min. requirement, just because.

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Re: Roll cage inspection hole

instant karma has a tendency to drop in suddenly and unannounced like a flying miata crushing your skull.

because your cage failed.

One day, Mister ffffffffffffffffox!

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Re: Roll cage inspection hole

eljefe17 wrote:

summit point is the only place i've seen it done, and they had their own drill in the tech line to put a hole

The Summit Point course was a fast course. There wasn't a lot of room for mistakes in some places either, so I am guessing that is why they were more strict. We were clocking near 100mph on the big straight in the little Saturn.

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