another newb question - Kill Switch

[///Mracer]

Is a battery kill switch required for a BSP solo 1 car?

[Rich Sweigart]

Matt,

Kill switches are recommended, but not required for your class.

Rich

[Steve Tumolo]

If the battery would be moved from the stock location I think it needs a kill switch. Or am I wrong ?

[Rich Sweigart]

Steve,

I don't know if, this changes with the new rules,but as per 04 rules.
A master cut-off switch is highly recommended for all production sports cars and sedan, and mandatory for all formula and sports racing cars.

The Street Prepared rules do not address anything dealing with kill switches.

Rich

[RICHARD KASE]

There seems to be a problem. You are building a car to the solo 2 street prepared rules but you do not have a rule book to tell you what you are allowed in the class. Get one before you go any farther or you will be in big trouble as your car will not meet ANY class standard and you will not be allowed to run. The question on moving the battery should not even be asked as street prepared does not allow it to be moved.
All the questions asked so far are ansered in the class standards, plus there are a lot of items not asked about that if you miss them the car will not be right and will not be legal. Get together with someone with a rule book and they will show you how to use it.

[Matt Green]

Actually Rick, it is allowed by Section 15.9.C of the Solo2 rules (section 15 is the Street Prepared rules).

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C. Relocation of the battery or batteries is permitted but not into the
passenger compartment. If the battery is relocated and the original
battery tray can be removed by simply unbolting it, the tray may
be removed, or relocated with the battery. Holes may be drilled
for mounting or passage of cables. Longer cables may be substituted
to permit relocation. The number of battery or batteries may
not be changed from stock. The area behind the rearmost seat is
not considered to be within the passenger compartment.
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Also, the original poster didn't mention anything about relocating his battery anyway.

I do agree that you need to have a rulebook and read it... BTW- don't forget you can now go to the National website and download the Rules in .pdf form...

And to answer the original question- Richie is right on (which is usually a pretty safe assumption anyway). I would *recommend* you put one in, and do it right. They are not required however.

[///Mracer]

actually I am not building a car to solo 2 specs. The car is already built and I am double checking to see what changes I need in order to run solo 1 within street prepared classes. I do have a rule book but some times everything is not as straight forward as one might think. I am asking questions on the forum to double check what I think are the correct answers and to get some advise from you veterans of the solo 1 sport. The rule book does not alwas have "recommendations" or list what other competitors have experienced in the past. Sorry if I am using this forum incorrectly.

[Rich Sweigart]

Matt,

Do not view yourself as using the forum incorrectly, your questions are good ones and that is exactly part of the reasons we have this forum. Currently there is no real place to direct someone about our safety rules; especially when it deals with a Solo2 classed cars, until SCCA puts up the new Trial Program rules on the SCCA website. In the meantime Matt, I wish you well on your project and hope to see you at the first event.

To everyone else, lets try not to be to harsh on our novices because that is the fastest way to discourage them from our events. I am sure that one point or another we have been in Matt's shoes.


Rich