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Old 02-10-2013, 12:46 PM
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Can someome verify for me that the S2K A pillars are, or are not, structural members of the body? I have run it in NASA HPDE but am considering entering my 30 year old daughter in an AROSC HPDE event where you have to meet the "broomstick" rule. I know that I cannot meet the rule for the stock roll bar with the stock driver seat, but it is possible that my daughter can meet it if the A pillars/windshield frame is a structural member. Otherwise, the broomstick must measure from the top of the roll bar to the top of the front shock tower, which she can't meet. I race a Spec Miata but do not want to haul it to the track.
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Yes, structural. Thick steel and meant as part of rollover protection. S2000s, Z4s and Boxsters are often on the "acceptable" for HPDE insurance without aftermarket roll bar list.
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Yes, structural. Thick steel and meant as part of rollover protection. S2000s, Z4s and Boxsters are often on the "acceptable" for HPDE insurance without aftermarket roll bar list.
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Thanks very much for the quick reply.
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