Who would be the person to email regarding a challenge budget question

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Email it to me along with an e-check made payable to "Cash" for $20 and I'll see it gets routed to the correct person.

Ask away! We all love to give our opinions.

If a driver required modified vehicle controls due to disability, as would be required for them in a daily driver, i.e not as a performance benefit, with supporting documentation from the state where they're licensed and have registered vehicles, would said modifications count towards the budget.

I'd say no. It falls under necessary safety, therefore budget free.

Dusterbd13 wrote: I'd say no. It falls under necessary safety, therefore budget free.

I would agree as long as it doesn't increase performance.

In reply to Andy Neuman:

I don't think that'll be an issue. A suicide know is a grey area, but the situation is sounding more like the potential of full hand controls.

Captain, if it allows you to get to the Challenge I'm all for it.

Rick Goolsby was the guy who responded to most challenge questions last year. If that duty has changed I'm sure he could forward it to the applicable staff member.

As an entrant I'll personally lead everybody to boycott event if GRM counts mods for physically challenged challengers in the build budget.

Per the rules there is not a general safety exemption from budget. Some items yes such as stock brakes and seatbelts. That said I think there is no question this should be exempt.

Yep, Rick can help.

In reply to captdownshift:

Also if you need any help sourcing parts, I enjoy dealing with craigslist people and I am pretty close to you. That and I may or may not have way too many car parts.

I have the sources/parts list to build a finger-controlled air over hydraulic clutch. Uses a variable controlled air valve to operate a hydraulic clutch master cylinder.

Isnt the challenge a means to disprove the notion that racing is expensive or difficult to get into? I say modify your vehicle in any way to overcome your disability and see you at the challenge

rick can help, but if his help is anything more than "hand control away, buddy" with no budget hit i'll be very disappointed in him

Coming soon: the world's first prescription turbocharger.

A rigid reading of the rules would say it must be included in the budget.

Nobody reads the rules rigidly.

See ya' there!!

The primary purpose of the $20XX Challenge is to generate content for the magazine.

Obviously, this would meet the criteria.

In reply to Andy Neuman:

thanks, I have a fair amount of parts for the build, sans possibly needed hand controls. The current crisis involves the storage facility where the cars are (parts car and 323) no longer being vailable after 7/1. I'm working on putting out the fire of arranging to have them moved to a new location.

I think the old rules said GRM or a competitor would have to protest the modification. No one is going to protest it if it does not increase performance. Make your changes... but in the spirit of the event, try to be frugal. :-)