MSA rules Catalytic converters

[Roger Ford]

Doesn't really matter how easy it is to enforce. The threat of possible enforcement OR a protest is enough for most competitors to have to toe the line.

[RichardO]

Speaking with my official hat on, ease of enforcement is very relevant. There are always a few who push the limits - and if it's difficult to detect then they'll try it on for sure.

 

R

[Mr Happy]

It is posible to have a look alike cat that does not contain at cat at all.

 

 

[robmar]

TM - yes very easily I would have thought

[robmar]

Richard - in which case WRT to all race cars does a F1 car manufactured after xyz date have to run a CAT 🤔

[RichardO]

Rob; It would have to be an F1 running out of championship for this to even be relevant of course - current F1 is run to FIA, not MSA, regs.

 

Anyway, the (proposed) rule says "production based" cars, so an F1 car running at an MSA event would be exempt from this rule. It may still be covered by the championship/formula rules under which it was running tho.

 

But the MSA rule goes on to specifically include kit cars, so we would all caught in the net - even class 6. Unless we start running international events under FIA rules that is

 

R

[RichardO]

An interesting thing tho : what is a "production based" car?

 

Only a couple of companies make formula fords, and they make quite a few of them, so would these be covered? Who knows

 

As I said above, not an enforcable rule at present!

 

R

[peterg]

Blimey, I thought you lot all reckoned a Caterham wasn't a kitcar....now you're worried because it is! 😬