Tow Hooks For One Piece Front Ends
#31794 from SCCA Staff · Rule change · TB 22-02 (2022-02 Fastrack)
Effective 03/01/2022 In GCR, Section 9.3.48, change as follows:
"All cars without an exposed roll bar shall have a towing eye or strap, front and rear, that does not dangerously protrude from
the bodywork when the car is racing, to be used for flat towing or hauling the vehicle. A removable towing eye carried inside thecar is not acceptable, except in formula cars and Sports Racing cars. These towing eyes or straps shall be easily accessible
without removal or manipulation of bodywork or other panels. Towing eye The minimum ID of the tow eye is 2 inches. The
required tow eyes must be strong enough to tow the car from a hazard such as a gravel trap.
The F front tow eye may be mounted in the driver/passenger side window openings, or at any location forward of the
windshield., and a hole may be cut in the bodywork for the sole purpose of clearing a protruding tow eye. If mounted in the
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driver/passenger side window openings, it must be attached to the forward roll cage down tube as close to the base of thewindshield as possible. If the front tow eye is located in the side window openings there shall be one on each side of the car.
Open top cars may use their exposed roll bar for towing purposes. Closed top cars may mount the front tow eye in the
driver/passenger side window openings, but it must be attached to the forward roll cage down tube as close to the base of the
windshield as possible, and there shall be one on each side of the car.A removable towing eye carried inside the car is not
acceptable, except in Formula and Sports Racing cars. In addition, for Formula and Sports Racing cars, if the main hoop is faired
in, the fairing shall have access holes to allow the insertion of a bar or strap to allow the car to be lifted by a wrecker.
Rear tow eyes must be accessible rearward of the rear axle centerline. In addition, for Formula and Sports Racing cars, if themain hoop is faired in, the fairing shall have access holes to allow the insertion of a bar or strap to allow the car to be lifted by awrecker."