<VV> Concours Rules

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That's exactly the interpretation I had in mind when I wrote the rule back
in '74. Back then, modifications were counted to determine the class.
Regardless, it was not meant to be interpreted such that a competitor would
have to remove them in order to be in concours. Besides, nowadays, the way
the awards are set up (gold, silver, bronze) class means nothing (except
for the Preservation award, which is only available to stock cars). So in
reality, CORSA could eliminate classifying cars altogether, with the
exception of qualifying cars for stock class.

The bottom line is, ANY car would/should have belts in it, regardless of
whether it was so equipped from the factory or not. And no competition,
even concours, will take a negative view of them (i.e. a '60 model with
front and rear belts). That is true for any club, not just CORSA.

That said, my original point in all of this is that I feel CORSA ought to
take the lead, possibly being the first car club of its kind ever, in
requiring seat belts in every car entered in its events. (No other club to
my knowledge requires seat belts in their vintage autos.) Wouldn't that say
to the public that we are safety consious enough that not only do we
recognize the Corvair to be a safe car, but we also are leading the way by
requiring that the single, first, best safety device (a simple lap belt) be
in all our cars regardless of age?

-Mark


> [Original Message]
> Subject: Re: <VV> Concours Rules
>
> One other thing regarding CORSA Concours rules - the judging is  
> *only* concerned with quality.  Adding a non-stock item is *never*  
> penalized by points, it only changes the class you're in.  In the  
> case of a Factory Stock car, you are allowed to add seat belts, and  
> the points for those seat belts only have to do with how neatly you  
> did the installation and the cleanliness of the belts.
>
> --Bryan
>
> On Aug 18, 2008, at 1:29 AM, Sethracer at aol.com wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 8/17/2008 9:26:19 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> > dave.thompson at verizon.net writes:
> >
> > However,  would it not be prudent for officials to look past the  
> > addition of
> > a safety  item like seatbelts on a car? Could an addendum be  
> > written to NOT
> > take off  points for a neatly installed set of seatbelts that  
> > properly match
> > the  interior of a car or truck? Chevrolet offered seatbelts as an  
> > option
> > well  before 1960. Couldn't a concourse car be fitted with a  
> > proper  replica
> > set?
> >
> > Dave - From the current Concours rule book:
> >
> > "Non-Stock equipment required by law (such as seat belts) will not  
> > count as
> > a modification where such equipment was not standard."
> >
> >
> > Corsa has that part covered. - Seth Emerson
>