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Check Your Safety Equipment! Selected
State of New Jersey Motor Racing Rules are noted below for your
reference and convenience. THIS IS IMPORTANT! �Please check your seat belt tags. SFI belts have sewn on
labels with manufacture dates punched out. Yours need to be manufactured September, 2006 or later to be le-
gal. FIA belts have an expiration date imprint, or stamp. Yours must have an expiration date of 2008 or later.
FIA belts expire on Dec. 31 of year stamped.
Crotch belts need to pass thru the seat-not in front of the seat. Please check this!
Roll bar must be at least one inch above drivers head. Must be installed in accordance with sanctioning body
rules (see below for VRG roll bar rules).
VRG waives fuel cell requirement for this event. NJ regs do not address fuel cells.

Selected New Jersey Motor Racing Rules

1. SFI 16.1 or SFI 16.5, incorporated herein by referenceand available at http://www.sfi foundation.com, seat-
belts shall be valid for two years from the month and yearpunched or indicated on the SFI tag. There shall be
one original tag attached to one of the two shoulder belts, oneoriginal tag attached to one of the lap belts, and
a third original tag attached to the crotch belt.
2. FIA 8853, incorporated herein by reference and available at
http://www.fia.com/sport/Regulations/standregs.html, seat belts shall be valid for five years from the year of
manufacture. Belts are stamped or printed with an expiration year. FIA seat belts expire on December 31 of
the year printed or stamped on the FIA tag. FIA tags are located on each leg of the shoulder belt and lap belt,
and on one leg of the crotch strap.
(d) Safety belts must be installed according to the manufacturers recommendations and to the guidelines of the
sanctioning organization.
(e) Four-, five-, and six-point seat belts shall not be used in conjunction with any original equipment vehicle seat V I N T A G E R A C E R S N E W S L E T T E R
that has integrated headrest without a direct pass thru for proper installation of a double shoulder belt.
(f) Crotch straps, in any installation, shall not be routed around the front of a seat.
NJ Rollbar Regulations
(c) Convertibles and open vehicles (except motorcycles) in races and race practices shall have a roll bar that is
a minimum of one inch above the head of any vehicle driver or instructor.
VRG Rollbar Regulations
3.2.1. Rollover Protection 3.2.1.1. Roll bars are required for all vehicles. The roll bar should be of sufficient
height to protect the driver in the event of a roll-over. In an open car, the roll bar should extend a minimum of 2
above the drivers helmet, with driver seated in normal position (Monoposto Classic cars may be exempted). In
an enclosed car, the rollover structure should extend 2 above the helmet, or as close as practicable along the
inside of the roof. Roll bar design, materials, and fabrication must be consistent with sound engineering prac-
tice, and excellent workmanship. The SCCA General Competition Rules (GCR) for 1979, or SCCA Vintage
rulebook, is recommended for reference.
I am working with a few restraint suppliers to get a volume discount for FIA and SFI belts-I hope to have infor-
mation available for VRG as well as MGVR by first week in August. My belts are expired as well; I am leaning
toward purchasing FIA belts this time around. Please stay tuned.
One note regarding VRG restraint rules-Open cockpit cars will be required to have arm restraints. Closed cock-
pit cars can utilize either arm restraint on window side, or a window net. There is no exception to this rule. Bor-
rowing from a fellow competitor is totally acceptable behavior, as long as fellow competitor knows of such ar-
rangements beforehand!
Any MGVRacer who would like an electronic copy (pdf) of NJ State Regs, or VRG regs, please contact me
offgroup at cvair1@... and I will email you a copy of either. As always, anyone is welcome to call me at 860-
490-5950 to express relief, concern, or to ask questions
Reminders


MGVR Headquarters Hotel Quality Inn and Suites in Millville. This is a welcome change from the pre-
viously reported Days Inn headquarters hotel in Vineland. The Quality Inn is only a few miles from the
track, and a relative bargain at $109.99/night double double, or $119.99 per night King. Make your reser-
vations before August 15 by calling Quality Inn (see below) and asking for the MG Vintage Racers rates
and room.


Quality Inn and Suites


1701 North Second Street


Millville, NJ 08332

Phone
(856) 327-3300 Fax: (856) 327-8092

MGVR will still hold a block of 20 rooms at the Days Inn in Vineland for anyone interested in staying there


Friday Night MGVR-Allard Banquet Heritage House Restaurant in Millville. Event Chair Rich Benz
reports that we have secured a premeire facility at a bargain price due wedding rescheduing. Tentative
schedule calls for Attitude Adjustment at 6:30, followed by a grand buffet dinner at 7 pm. Tickets are now
on sale at the bargain price of $35.00 per person, including desserts, coffee and tea. Contact Chris Meyers
at 860-490-5950 if you did not receive the invitation flyer. Please contact Rich at 856-829-4756 for ques-
tions regarding the dinner.