Swapping cars during a meeting?

[The Colonel]

Perhaps 'changing' is more accurate than swapping..........

I have not yet read the BRCA rules and regs so the answer could be there:

In a meeting with four heats and a final, can I assume the same car has to be used for all five races? Or can a driver qualify with one car and then run the final with a different one which could be more suited to changing conditions on the track?

[danDanEFC]

I don't think there is any rule against changing/swapping cars during the day.

[peetbee]

There's no rules to stop you using a different car in every round and then a fifth for the finals!

(not at regional/national level at least)

[mattr]

As long as they all meet the regs of course!

[The Colonel]

Ah ok.

Just seems a little unfair to me as it could possibly favour those with greater resources than those without. While I agree driver ability is the biggest factor by far, it can still provide a potential advantage over other drivers.

[buggy#0]

Originally Posted by The Colonel

Ah ok.

Just seems a little unfair to me as it could possibly favour those with greater resources than those without.

That's motorsport. Money will always be an advantage in some respect, no matter how much you cost cap things.

IFMAR do try and implement chassis control, as they have to be nominated and marked before qualifying. A chassis is just a flat piece of material though, so there's nothing stopping a driver bolting on ready-built gearboxes or bulkheads if they have them to hand. You can't do much about it.