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[RallyRed]

Raining here all weekend, so cleaning up the shed....found a stash of old mags..
Any of the A9X gurus know if the Sheppard claim refered to in the attached
article, was legit?...or just part of the game...  RCN 1978 a9x swaybars protest.png   685.02K   15 downloads  RCN 1978 a9x swaybars protest.png   685.02K   15 downloads

[REDA9X]

When Harry Firth built the Harvey hatch, he manipulated the rules to suit himself. The rule book said holes for mounting. Most would take that as drilling holes for the mounting screws, however Harry cut holes in the splash guards of the car and mounted the bar through it. When John Sheppard took over it was one of the first things he questioned and was told by CAMS it was ok. What then happened was Moffat got done for roller rockers and then put in a protest on HDT and the front sway bar was deemed illegal. HDT got picked up for the fuel filler hole being too big at one meeting, who picked them up? Chief scruitineer Harry Firth. John Harvey questioned him and he said how do you think I know it's illegal. He did a few sly things on that car. As for the last A9X having the holes, no it didn't.

[RallyRed]

thanks RED , thought you would know....certainly a tangled web that racing eh..

[REDA9X]

Yep, race cars are a curly one, helps when you know what you're looking for.