Question for scca D stock class

[jcs20]

I have 2008 135i non sport. If I replace steering and shift knob to a OEM sport package parts still legal for D stock?Thanks in advance

[Dave Mac]

I'm sure you'd be safe with those as they are comfort and convenience items.

[Tirewarmer]

Technically, you would be illegal. You have to have a shift knob that was offered for the trim level of car that you are competing in for stock class. You can't mix and match items from different packages unless the car could be ordered that way.

That being said, I doubt that anyone would notice or care on a local level. At a national event, with contingency money and tires on the line, you could probably count on a protest if you won.

[jcs20]

Thanks for the info

[Dave Mac]

Joe-

You really don't think they'd fall under C&C?

Dave

[larryn]

That would be a new all-time-low of a protest (and I have seen some pretty petty ones), if somebody did, seeing the 135i with sport package is also a D car.

[Tirewarmer]

Originally Posted by Dave Mac

Joe-

You really don't think they'd fall under C&C?

Dave

Yes. I'm positive. I'm the chief of protest for my SCCA region. Been dealing with dumb rules for 12 years now.

Larryn,

I agree completely. Complete and total weenie protest in and of itself, but, when something this blatant is illegal, what else might be illegal? SOLO is self policing by the competitors. I have only ever protested once at an SCCA SOLO event, and have almost protested once at a NASA TT. Both times hundreds of dollars of tires were on the line.

I wouldn't protest for just a shiftknob, but if there were a few things wrong with the car, that would be put on the list that I submitted. Enough insignificant things can add up to something significant. I have lost and won events by .004 seconds. If I had missed a shift, I know I would lose more than .004. Does a better shift knob keep you from missing a shift? I'm not the one to judge that.