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Car Prep

Postby ianoz » Fri May 09, 2014 7:34 pm

Curious what the common approach is for track marshal access to the car's boot at sprint events. Is there a perceived need to be able to get into the boot quickly as the battery is back there (even with an isolator switch mounted)?

Mine is an early NA without a remote release, so is a spare key left in the lock (which could get broken off in an incident) OK? something more advanced? not something anyone worries about?

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Re: Car Prep

Postby manga_blue » Fri May 09, 2014 7:44 pm

Nothing is really enforced by the scrutineers but a lot of drivers put a key in the boot lock and keep it there with a bit of cord going back into the boot.
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Re: Car Prep

Postby greenMachine » Fri May 09, 2014 7:47 pm

manga_blue wrote:Nothing is really enforced by the scrutineers but a lot of drivers put a key in the boot lock and keep it there with a bit of cord going back into the boot.

The story is that if they can't open the boot with a handle, or a key, the instrument of choice is an axe.

Mind you, if things are that desperate, that will be the least of your worries :lol:

So, yes, I have a key on a piece of cord looped around a convenient something to stop it being lost - the key is in the lock, the cord looped back into the boot.

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Re: Car Prep

Postby ianoz » Fri May 09, 2014 7:51 pm

OK thanks :)

The key was what I was planning. First event next week hopefully (on wait list) :D, so the forecast will no doubt be thunderstorms and torrential rain....
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Re: Car Prep

Postby beavis » Sat May 10, 2014 12:29 am

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Re: Car Prep

Postby ianoz » Sun May 11, 2014 12:29 am

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