GGR TECH BULLETIN 2008-1

SUMMARY: Non-airbag cars may participate in GGR's Driver's Education (DE) events without installing multi-point safety harnesses.

AFFECTS: Driver's Education participants with non-airbag cars (meaning street cars that were delivered without airbags such as 914s, 911 SCs, 911 Carreras (84-89), etc.).

DETAILS: GGR adopted a new rule for 2008 that required non-airbag cars (as defined above) to employ multi-point harnesses in order to participate in Driver's Education events.  This new rule has been canceled, restoring the preparation requirements for non-airbag cars participating in DEs to the level present in 2007.  This change does not affect car preparation requirements for Time Trial participation.  This change does not override PCA National's requirement that multi-point harnesses be accompanied by appropriate seats. With this change, GGR is still in compliance with PCA National's Minimum DE Guidelines and is now in agreement with the requirements of other local PCA regions.

Members are reminded that safety gear should be in good working condition, is subject to tech inspection to ensure that is the case and that instructors have the right to refuse to ride in any car if they feel it would be unsafe.

If you have been affected by this change the DE/TT Chairman would like to know about it.  Please contact the chair at GGRTTChair@gmail.com to let him know.

Prepared by Andrew Forrest, 2008 GGR Driver's Education/Time Trial Chairman
on behalf of Dan Thompson, 2008 GGR Competition Director