Annual Tech!

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NWR SCCA will be offering Annual Tech for Solo II SCCA events for 2011.

NWR SCCA will be offering Annual Tech for Solo II SCCA events this year.

The second Annual Tech inspection date is next Sunday, April 10th, at the SCCA #1 event at BMP. Annual Tech will be run in the regular event tech area by appointment. If you are interested in Annual Tech and are eligible (see section A below), please email Charles which class you are running and your preferred time. Inspections will be done during the AM (9:30-11) and PM (1:00 until done) run groups (and possibly during the lunch break if time allows).

SCCA rulebooks are no longer required. As I sent out earlier in the week I am coordinating a limited pre-order of books for members in the region. They are $25 and you must email me by 6PM on Sunday, 4/3 if you want to order with us. No extras will be ordered. Otherwise, if you would like a printed copy you may contact SCCA Merchandise at 1-800-770-2055 to order.

We will be collecting a $5 tech fee to cover the cost of the tech stickers. This will be collected when the sticker is issued. We will also be generating custom proof of Annual Tech (something business card sized) since there are no longer books to sign.

Annual Tech will also be offered at SCCA #2 on Sunday, April 17th in Packwood with the same approximate schedule.

Thanks,

Charles Aggenbach and Dieter Beldi
caggenbach@alum.ups.edu and dieterbeldi@comcast.net
NWR SCCA co-Chiefs of Tech 2011

Annual Tech:

This means you get your car teched once during a special, thorough inspection and you do not have to be re-teched at SCCA events for the rest of the season. However, there are some limits, not everyone is eligible for the Annual Tech program. Tech is intended as a safety check for vehicles and we want to make sure that the people participating in the Annual Tech program have demonstrated the ability to adequately prepare their cars for competition. Not in upgrades, but in tight lug nuts and empty trunks. The following minimum standards shall be maintained for program eligibility:

a. All SCCA members who have attended at least 5 Northwest Region SCCA events in two of the last three years, and state their intention to do so in the following year are eligible. Experienced competitors who do not meet this requirement may request a waiver from the Chief of Tech.

b. Cars that experience an on course mechanical failure or have been modified since inspection must be re-inspected and re-certified.

c. Vehicle must be judged (at annual tech) to generally be in good mechanical condition.

d. The car entrant must have read and be familiar with sections 3.3.3, safety inspection, and 3.7 Vehicle Identification. Purchasing a rule book is no longer required for Annual Tech.

e. The vehicle must be presented for annual inspection in the same condition it will compete, including class letters and numbers in FULL COMPLIANCE with section 3.7 of the SCCA Solo Rules. This includes race tires mounted on the car. You must bring a jack and a lug wrench with you to annual tech.

f. In Addition, the Chief of Tech, Event Chair, Chief of Safety, or Solo RE may require a competitor, on demand, to present a vehicle for a re-inspection, if there is reason to believe that the vehicle is not in compliance with 3.3.3. Vehicles with annual tech stickers will occasionally be spot checked in grid.