Straightpipe Snippet, February 2020 GCR Changes for 2020
/Always refer to the official copy of the SCCA GCR for the final word on rules.
New information for all of our Road Racing Competitors and Friends:
GCR 2020
9.3.32. LIGHTS
A. BRAKE LIGHTS All non-Formula cars shall have two operating red brake lights.
B. RAIN LIGHTS All cars shall be equipped with rain light(s) clearly visible from the rear.
1. Non-Formula and Sports Racing cars shall utilize red tail lights, the rain light described in 9.3.32.B.2, or both.
2. All Formula (open wheel) and Sports Racing cars shall be equipped with a red taillight of at least the equivalent illumination power of a 15-watt bulb. This light shall be mounted as high as possible on the centerline of the car. Light assemblies shall be considered one light for the purposes of this rule, irrespective of the number of individual lamps the assembly may contain.
3. Light assemblies may perform both rain and brake light functions provided they have two distinct illumination levels. Lights that function as strobe lights are not permitted except in Formula and Sports Racer classes. The taillight may strobe when directed to be used as a rain light.
As we move into a new decade, there will be a fifth year series of approved helmets that will be available on the market later this year. Until the GCR is revised with when the 2020 series helmets come out (probably late 2020 or early 2021) we will still use 2010 cutoff for helmet certification.
GCR 2020
9.3.79 DRIVER’S SAFETY EQUIPMENT
C. Required Equipment
1. Crash helmets approved by the Snell Foundation with Snell sticker 2010 or later Special Application SA2010/SAH2010, or SA2015/SAH2015, or by the SFI with a SFI Sticker SFI 31.1, or by the FIA standard 8860-2004 or later, or British Standards Institute BS6658-85 type A/FR. Each driver’s helmet shall be labeled with a minimum of the driver’s name
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