Chump car kill switch location Lemons legal? (Page 1 of 2)

Cowl front is inaccessible, cowl/deck in the rear is directly above the stock gas tank& filler neck,dash mounting on the drivers side will require a rewire using 6 or so feet(3ft each way) of additional wires to cause troubles.

I will snap some pics when I get a chance but for now I just wanted to hear from some experienced  people. Thanks

I think what you're calling a kill switch is the driver cutoff switch so the driver, while belted, can shut the car off if you're not using a column key switch from stock.

FWIW, we have our driver kill switch and starter button on the tunnel for the driver, and we also have the kill switch on the cowl. Them's the rules.

There IS an option for you, though. well, maybe.

I've seen remote kill switch and fire system switches are are nothing more than a cable and housing that run to a remote location-- they are PULL switches-- pull the cable and it turns the key-- If you are that against running some new wire (safety so budget exempt you could argue), you may ask it that is an acceptable option.

http://www.rennline.com/Switches-Remote … ducts/277/

The Chump rules for 2011 specified its location be centralized in either the dash or console area, it can be argued that it is actually more accessible being in the center next to the driver, extinguisher and to any side window (no glass in this 4 door car)

Thanks for the remote idea but that will only add to expenses and unnecessary complexity to a basic switch.
We still have the keys in the column for the driver, the master switch is the one in discussion.

If the pics I eventually supply prove its current location is not going to fly, is a passenger side ,front cage down leg, window height, at  approximately where the passenger outside mirror was, a acceptable relocation?
This would be easiest to do with the way the main power harness is currently designed.

I know it could be debated either way, pics soon...

Not like it matters but with years of dirt tracking I feel nude with no window net and any car raced with electric fuel pump is hooked up to cut automatically when a stall occurs.

I mounted mine on the drivers side of the dash on the down tube from the roof, its accesible from the outside and for driver. Its also right next to where I mounted the ignition switch which helps to remind me to shut it off also.

We went the dual switch route to be compliant with both series. One is on the center tunnel for the driver, and the other is outside on the sail panel on the passenger side.

Sorry, I just dont see that as being easily accessible by a corner worker in case of a fire/rollover.  Only way it could be worse is to put it in the engine bay.  Somewhere they can reach it from the outside of the car is best IMHO.

Not required, allowed to transition from 2010 to 2011 rulebook.. I think

I was studying things today and can easily move the center switch to the roll cage passenger window with nothing more then a welded tab and a longer batt cable.

wow. totally not legal. like everyone else here, I'll reiterate; a kill switch that is not easily accessible by safety personnel is simply not a useful kill switch. I'm also not sure how your cowl is inaccessible. you mean, by the driver? because I'm sure a corner worker or just about anyone outside your car can reach a kill switch on the cowl.

fwiw, you really shouldn't be complaining about any costs involved in a safety item, that is not limited by any budgetary constrains. If your ass isn't worth $30-40 in wire or for a second switch, you probably should find another sport.

All that being said, be safe, see you out there...

We had two switches on the Craptation, one reachable by the driver and one from outside the car.  We will now be doing that with all of our cars.  There are reasons the rules are written the way they are in each series.  I don't want to be strapped into a car upside down on fire and not be able to reach the kill switch.  At the same time, if I'm not conscious, I want the track folks to be able to reach it easily.  Two switches solves both problems.

My switch resides right next to the point where the a pillar and dash meet, horizontal in a formet vent-hole.. Its perfect for the driver to get in and turn, activate in an emergency (clearly marked on the cage AND door,  as well as commented on positively by the tech inspector at arse sweat!