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Official channel for ChampCar technical questions, interpretations, and VPI requests.

Before you submit a ticket

The Tech Desk is for rules clarifications and technical questions. It is not a post race tech line, a place to protest results, or a place to fish for how other teams built their cars.

Most questions can be answered by reviewing the current BCCR Rulebook. Please read the applicable section before submitting a ticket.

If your question is already covered clearly in the BCCR, your ticket may simply be answered with a reference to the rulebook section.

VPI request checklist

For all Vehicle Performance Index (VPI) requests you must include:

  • Year, make, model, and trim level
  • Engine size and engine horsepower
  • Drive type: FWD, RWD, AWD, or 4x4
  • Transmission type: automatic or manual
  • Car weight and all factory options that affect performance
  • A link to the vehicle on automobile-catalog.com or another site with full specifications if it is not listed there

Requests that do not include all required info and research will be denied without review.

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2019-11-28 - Hand Tool Mods
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2019-11-28 - Hand Tool Mods

Tech interpretation and enforcement is that any work done to an engine with a grinder, Dremel or file is open and no points.
Examples include gasket matching intake and exhaust ports, deburring intake runners or knife edging throttle body blades.  This does not allow CNC porting or extrude honing.


Q.
Is a drill press considered an allowed hand tool for modifications?
Is a shop press considered an allowed hand tool for modifications?
Is a lathe considered an allowed hand tool for modifications?
Is a mill considered an allowed hand tool for modifications?
Is a water jet considered an allowed hand tool for modifications?
Is a laser sintering machine considered an allowed hand tool for modifications?
is a 3D printer considered an allowed hand tool for modifications?

A.
Unless you can hold it in your hand it is not a hand tool.

Jay Mauney - Chief Tech Director

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