Originally Posted by
Mike Devins
What changed in the rules to allow us to remove the "Gomberg Wedge"?
Here is the operative definition of body work from Apendix F:
[FONT=Univers-Bold][FONT=Univers-Bold]Body – [/FONT]
[/FONT][FONT=Univers][FONT=Univers]All parts of the car licked by the air stream and situated above the [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Univers][FONT=Univers]belly / floor with exception of the roll bar or cage. For Formula and Sports [/FONT][FONT=Univers]Racing cars, further exceptions are those units definitely associated with [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Univers][FONT=Univers]the function of the engine or transmission.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Univers][FONT=Univers]Or Apendix J - Formula Catagory [/FONT][FONT=Univers][FONT=Univers-Bold][FONT=Univers-Bold]D.8. Bodywork[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Univers][FONT=Univers]For the purposes of this section, bodywork includes all panels external [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Univers][FONT=Univers]to the chassis/frame and licked directly by the air stream. This includes [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Univers][FONT=Univers]panels above or below the floor pan, and the bottoms of any side pods.[/FONT]
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]The top surface of the diffuser/undertray is licked by the air stream and above the belly pan/floor skid or any other part under the car. The rulling at the run offs only applied to that race. Both definitions are operative.
As I see it the Gomberg Wedges were not and are not required for the cars to be legal.