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These are the 2009 Preliminary Rules for the NMCA. Preliminary Rules Responses concerning the following rules may be sent to the NMCA, but must be received no later than November 17, 2008.
THESE REQUESTS MUST BE RECEIVED IN WRITING! (MESSAGE BOARD REQUESTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED)!!!
You may e-mail your recommendations and/or requests to:
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NMCA RULES, C/O Event Division
(714) 444-2509
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ProMedia/NMCA, C/O Rules, Event Division
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To be considered, your written request must include the following:
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- NMCA Competition Number
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You may or may not receive a written response to your recommendation or request. You may contact the NMCA tech line (714) 460-3813 during the designated hours to insure the validity and confirmation of your rules submission.
They're clamping down on declaring indexes. If you have failed to ensure that you declared your Index by the first Qualifying -- you are assumed in A/NSS.
What is missing is the clarification of 2.12b and 2.13 Manual transmissions -- spelling out more specifically what was a purpose built manual transmission. That whole section is unchanged. I'd heard conversations in the pits involving NMCA tech that they'd clarify the Lenco situation -- but either they changed their mind or over-looked it.
Troublemaker that I am -- I sent the following to the Rules Committee at NMCA
- Full Name Dave Schultz
- Class A/FX expected for 2009
- NMCA Competition Number 7601
- Membership expiration date 12/31/08 - renewing for 2009
In 2.12b (Manual Transmissions A/FX-AAA/FX), my understanding was that maybe the Lenco controversy was to be addressed with the inclusion of the word "Planetary" when describing manual transmissions legal in A/FX-AAA/FX, & 2.13 (Purpose Built Manual Transmissions) specifically stating that "Lenco Type" of manual transmissions were prohibited. Also -- do you want to address the NMCA's position of one shifter lever for forward speeds vs. lightning rods in Nostalgia Super Stock?
I am one of many stick shift FX drivers who can look the other way while holding my nose at 5-speed and clutch-less for A/FX-AAA/FX -- really feel that Lencos and Lightning Rods really take away from the spirit of the class. I hope the rules committee will consider this point and slow down on rules changes outside the spirit of one of the few classes that should remain Nostalgic.
NMCA Announced their 2009 Preliminary Rules 
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