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This is the answer I expected. Bummer.
Subject: RE: Stock class suspension upgrades
From: "Doug Gill" <DGill@scca.com>
To: "Bob Buxbaum" <snaponbob@comcast.net>
Hi, Bob,
The only Stock-eligible components are ones that can come on the car
from the manufacturer. Can the car be delivered to the dealer from the
manufacturer with the components already installed? If the answer is
"no," then the components are not Stock eligible.
If the Saturn dealer cannot get the Sky Redline delivered from GM with
the desired springs and anti-roll bars, then they are not legal.
From the Solo Rules (page 56):
12.4 STANDARD PART
An item of standard or optional equipment that could have been ordered
with the car, installed on the factory production line, and delivered
through a dealer in the United States. Dealer-installed options or
deletions (except as required by factory directives), no matter how
common or what their origin, are not included in this definition. This
definition does not allow the updating or backdating of parts.
It's the same with the Mini Cooper S concerning the
manufacturer-authorized JCW kit (didn't even affect the warranty).
Before 2006, the JCW upgrades were only available as a dealer-installed
"option" and were not allowed in Stock. In 2006, the Mini dealer can get
the JCW kit pre-installed so the Mini Cooper S w/ JCW kit is now
eligible for Stock. The 2005 and 2006 models are identical except the
2005 is not legal for Stock. It seems kind of silly on the surface
except the Mini is the exception. If the Solo Rules are changed, it
would be a headache to determine where the ripple effect would stop. The
SEB believes it best to leave it as it is.
There are also other manufacturers that offer manufacturer-authorized,
dealer-installed-only performance components (Honda, Toyota, etc).
Later,
- Doug
Doug Gill
SCCA Solo Technical Manager
P O Box 19400
Topeka, KS 66619-0400
1-800-770-2055
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