2016 CMRA Rule Book Posted!

[Christopher Corder]

Why is it a silly rule? Is it because it may cost the racer a few dollars or is it because its a little extra work to install? It's funny I remember the same thing being said about brake lever guards and oil containment belly pans. All of these items are required in the name of safety. I have a hard time calling anything safety related silly.

I dont see the lights as necessary.
I also dont trust lever guards to not cause injuries of their own.
However, I am not the expert on safety. You are. Considering your experience and the fact that MotoGP, WSBK and MotoAmerica use these same systems, I am likely in the wrong. It wouldn't be the first time.

[Jesse Davis]

In what class?

everywhere the 1000DS is currently allowed. F2/DSB/LTWNS

[Jesse Davis]

The 4-2troke displacement limit for Formula 4 is 180cc.

right....which is now not big enough to be competitive against a 125 two stroke.

if you allow one, you gotta allow the other.

[Joe Lopez]

The photo looks a lot brighter than it really is. I'm confident that it is bright enough to be noticeable from a distance but not glaringly so. With it being tucked under the tail, it's not as in-your-face as it seems here.

If brightness was an issue.....a simple resistor can fix that.
Eazy peazy fix for anyone to do.

[Chris Pearson]

Will a battery operated red light (such as the type posted in this thread) safety wired to the bike for tech and then removed on a dry weekend be allowed ? I can guarantee you any bike I'm riding will not be on the track when it's wet and I don't want to permanently mount or wire one. Would it be possible for the red light rule to be clarified and mounting guidelines and what is/isn't acceptable be posted in the technical section of this forum in the same manner as Linz's posts/pictures on safety wiring......

[Jesse Davis]

IMO, the club should either provide a "spec" light for rain races that can easily be attached to bikes, OR specify ONE and only ONE type and brand of light for racers to purchase. youre going to end up with a million different types of cobbled together lights, and half of them are going to fall off or stop working.

[Josh Henke]

Christmas lights. Just a big, knotted ball of red Christmas LEDs plugged into an inverter taped to the swingarm.

[Steven Smith]

Christmas lights. Just a big, knotted ball of red Christmas LEDs plugged into an inverter taped to the swingarm.

Isn't that just a slow transition process between now when they are put away coiled up and next Xmas when they come out of storage as a tangled ball?

[Shane Zelm]

2) It needs to be mounted and functional to pass tech, but on dry race weekends it can be removed after passing tech.

Thanks Walter. Further clarification on mounting, brightness, size, etc... will also be helpful.

[Carter Rossner]

IMO, the club should either provide a "spec" light for rain races that can easily be attached to bikes, OR specify ONE and only ONE type and brand of light for racers to purchase. youre going to end up with a million different types of cobbled together lights, and half of them are going to fall off or stop working.

I feel like one or more spec lights is the way to go. Something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Bike-Bl...dp/B000793NY4/. I would honestly be concerned about lights that are too bright rather than too dim. At a race start, seeing 20 different red lights mounted 20 different ways (under tail, over tail, side, etc.) bobbing about in front of you is going to be very distracting, especially if they're bright enough to cause a halo/twinkle effect on a wet faceshield.