I was reading the rules for one of the UK Formula Ford series and their chassis build rules seem pretty different to ours in a lot of ways. they have a rule about the driver being able to lift his knees up to a plane level with the steering wheel. Seems like a really very good idea to me! I looked at some fairly recent cars and they seemed to have the cockpit constructed in a way that would facilitate this. When did this rule come into play in the UK, and any ideas on why the SCCA rules haven't adopted this?
I'm thinking of modifying my RF86 to allow this. I would need to remove the lower dash support tube and create another way of supporting the steering column. The ARB and the springs may get in the way anyway, haven't really measured yet. Also haven't thought through what that would do for chassis stiffness. Or where I would put the instruments...
Cheers, Brian