NWR SCCA will be offering Annual Tech for Solo II SCCA events for 2008.

UPDATE 4/16: The third (and probably final) round of Annual Tech inspections will take place on Saturday, April 19th and/or Sunday, April 20th at Pro #1 and/or Event #2 in Packwood. Appointments will be scheduled on an individual basis both days. You MUST request to be inspected in advance (by 8 PM Friday, April 18th) so that your eligibility for Annual Tech can be confirmed. If you are interested in Annual Tech and are eligible (see section A below), please email Charles with and let him know which day(s) you'll be in Packwood, when you're running Sunday, etc. We may have a limited number of 2008 SCCA rulebooks available either at Annual Tech or Registration for $20 each. If you don't yet have a book and they're not available in Packwood your car can still be inspected and then your inspection will be signed off on and completed when you present your book.

Also, if you'd like to get your car inspected but will not be in Packwood please e-mail NOW so that arrangements can be made for an inspection.

Charles Aggenbach and Dieter Beldi
caggenbach@alum.ups.edu and dieterbeldi@comcast.net
NWR SCCA co-Chiefs of Tech 2008

UPDATE: The second round of Annual Tech inspections will take place on Sunday, April 6th at Event #1 at BMP. There will be 2 sessions, the first from 9:30am-11:30am (for people running Non-Stock/PM Run Groups) and from 1:30pm-3:30pm (for people running Stock/AM Run Groups) You MUST request to be inspected in advance (by 10 AM Saturday, April 5th) so that your eligibility for Annual Tech can be confirmed. If you are interested in Annual Tech and are eligible (see section A below), please email Charles with and let him know if you'd like your car inspected in the AM or PM session. It will be "first come, first served" within each session with the last appointment starting 15 minutes before the end of the session. A limited number of 2008 SCCA rulebooks will be available to purchase at the Annual Tech inspection for $20 each.
Charles Aggenbach and Dieter Beldi
caggenbach@alum.ups.edu and dieterbeldi@comcast.net
NWR SCCA co-Chiefs of Tech 2008

The first Annual Tech inspections will take place on:

Saturday, March 22nd at
Jim's Detail Shop in Seatac
from 9am-3pm.
The address is 18429 Des Moines Memorial, Seatac, WA 98148.

If you are interested in Annual Tech and are eligible (see section A below), please email Charles with your preferred time (appointments are scheduled on the quarter hour). You will receive a confirmation e-mail with the closest available time. 2008 SCCA rulebooks will be available to purchase at the Annual Tech inspection for $20 each.

Charles Aggenbach and Dieter Beldi
caggenbach@alum.ups.edu and dieterbeldi@comcast.net
NWR SCCA co-Chiefs of Tech 2008

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 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 and receive 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 possess a copy of The 2008 SCCA National Solo Rules at annual tech. And have read and be familiar with sections 3.3.3, safety inspection, and 3.7 Vehicle Identification. If you have not ordered or received your copy of the rule book, you may still get your car inspected, but you will not get an annual tech sticker until we have signed the inside cover of your book.

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.