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Convertible question
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8th Gear
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From: SLC UT
Convertible question
So out here is SLC, UT, we have a sports track, (Miller Sportspark) and once Wednesday every month you can take your car (my C7 Z51) to the track. They do say you cannot take a convertible to the track with roll bar or factory roll protection. I'm hoping someone can give me some guidance here.
Team Owner
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St. Jude Donor '12 thru '17
What do you want guidance on? No track I know of will allow a vert on the track without some kind of rollover protection, which the C7 vert doesn't have. The current open road races (BBORR, Sandhills Challenge and Silver State Classic) don't allow verts to run in the upper speed classes without rollover protection either.
I took my C6 coupe to open track days and ran those open road races, but knew when I traded it in on a C7 vert I knew my racing days were over, at least for now.
I took my C6 coupe to open track days and ran those open road races, but knew when I traded it in on a C7 vert I knew my racing days were over, at least for now.
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8th Gear
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From: SLC UT
This isn't a race, it's a race track that opens up for 1 car at a time to complete a lap. But you answer is very disappointing. I really wanted to see what this car can do, other than racing up freeway on ramps.
Team Owner
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St. Jude Donor '12 thru '17
That's called an open track day or lap day. I've never seen a track that allows verts without rollover protection. Pushing a vert hard on a track wearing only factory shoulder belts wouldn't be either safe or smart IMO.
Burning Brakes
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There were some SCCA time trial rules that only required a removable hard top on a convertible. But there have been some race car rules that require a removable hard top over a roll cage. The idea is that the roll cage digs into the ground and therefor should have a smooth top over it.
Here's a drag racing roll bar that can also be ordered as a SCCA/NASA style roll bar:
http://www.rpmrollbar.com/rollbars-gm.html
http://www.westcoastcorvette.com/p-1...nvertible.aspx
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Here's a drag racing roll bar that can also be ordered as a SCCA/NASA style roll bar:
http://www.rpmrollbar.com/rollbars-gm.html
http://www.westcoastcorvette.com/p-1...nvertible.aspx
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Race Director
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From: Marana, Arizona
Just sign up for the Ron Fellows Spring Mountain GM sponsored C7 driving course. You get 3 amazing days on the track and you get to abuse their Z51 coupes. It is amazing what these cars will do.
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