20-02-2019, 08:18 PM
Hello Eric,
Kill switches must be clearly identified, the off positon and direction of rotation clearly marked, accessible to marshals, identifable and easy to operate. Kill switches are for an emergency. Personally I do not think that a switch located in the footwell is appropriate. But, in an open cockpit and meeting the above criteria is often acceptable at the VSCC. If scrutineering you for an MSA event, and it did not meet the above criteria, then I would view arguments that the car has no roof as semantics. To clarify its position for us, perhaps you could post a picture of your switch in its current location.
May I ask if you have an electric fuel pump in the car? If you do, then the position of your kill switch is perhaps even more important, no one wants to reach into a crashed cars footwell which is in danger of catching fire to turn off the fuel supply.
If you are using a hand pump to pressurise the tank or even just gravity feed, then you need to ensure that the fuel line has an 'off' tap, which is also accessible and clearly marked.
I hope this helps,
Regards, Mark.
Kill switches must be clearly identified, the off positon and direction of rotation clearly marked, accessible to marshals, identifable and easy to operate. Kill switches are for an emergency. Personally I do not think that a switch located in the footwell is appropriate. But, in an open cockpit and meeting the above criteria is often acceptable at the VSCC. If scrutineering you for an MSA event, and it did not meet the above criteria, then I would view arguments that the car has no roof as semantics. To clarify its position for us, perhaps you could post a picture of your switch in its current location.
May I ask if you have an electric fuel pump in the car? If you do, then the position of your kill switch is perhaps even more important, no one wants to reach into a crashed cars footwell which is in danger of catching fire to turn off the fuel supply.
If you are using a hand pump to pressurise the tank or even just gravity feed, then you need to ensure that the fuel line has an 'off' tap, which is also accessible and clearly marked.
I hope this helps,
Regards, Mark.