MacOne Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Hello racers, hopefully someone can help me here. i recently acquired a vehicle that is caged. the cage structure looks great but i have a question about its mounting points to the chassis. the rules states that every mounting point must have a 9 sq" plate with a min. thickness of 0.08". the vehicle i got does not have a plate but it is welded straight to the chassis of the vehicle. is this allowed or should i plan to add the plates? vehicle is a 2000 c5 FRC. thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
National Staff Brett B. Posted January 16, 2020 National Staff Share Posted January 16, 2020 Not sure on that one because of the way a C5 is built. Let me find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
National Staff Brett B. Posted January 16, 2020 National Staff Share Posted January 16, 2020 A 9 in² plate is only 3" by 3", but I just heard back from the SoCal tech chief: If the cage is welded directly to a metal frame then that is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacOne Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 7:59 PM, Brett B. said: A 9 in² plate is only 3" by 3", but I just heard back from the SoCal tech chief: If the cage is welded directly to a metal frame then that is fine. this is great news! thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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