PV and Added Equipment

[Joe C.]

The 84-89 Ops Manual states, on page 11, that: ".......evidence of the addition or removal of any option, such as radio, heater, air conditioning of AIR equipment is unacceptable"

Would a dealer installed "Maxi Lock" (starter kill/hood lock) disqualify a car. My guess is that it would not, but you can never be too careful.........it's a long drive from central Jersey to Boston! It won't take long to remove, but I'd rather not.

Thanks in advance.

Joe

[Rick A.]

Re: PV and Added Equipment

not sure what you mean by "disqualify" - but, if you are asking if dealer installed options will "probably" garner a deduction of points - YES

[Joe C.]

I Just Got the Straight Dope

Rick,

Since PV testing is either "go"/"no-go" any single item will cause a failure. Anyway, I just now learned that, in my case, the lock will not cause a failure because it does not affect the ORIGINAL operating characteristics of the car, in any way.

Joe

[Jack H.]

That should be covered by...

Section 2, Rule 25, of the NCRS Judging Reference Manual:

"The following are allowed with no scoring deduction:

(A) Standard seat belt installation on 1953 through 1957 models.

(B) State of Federally required safety equipment, State required current inspection and/or registration sticker.

(C) Very inconspicuous function non-factory alarm system."

Note the rule does not distinguish between Flight and PV scoring and the purpose of your Maxi Lock system is anti-theft which part C of the rule addresses... The National Team Leader is your best source for a difinitive ruling here, but I'd be prone to viewing the extra item as a non-factory alarm system.

The main purpose of prohibiting vehicle alteration for PV is to prevent cars from getting a performance enhancement over factory stock for the verification test. In your case, you've got something else to break/malfunction and hurt your chances at passing the test.

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[Rick A.]

Re: I Just Got the Straight Dope

Joe,

my bad....DOH....just now realized when I read your current post it was PV question! and, yes you are correct PV is a pass/fail if you will, and you can correct one failure, and then it is a complete bust! sorry, about my DOH......