[LoBelly]

(my understanding is)Foreign Kits/Cars do not necessarily require an engineers report to any greater or lesser degree than a local kit/car, and; that to meet Federal rules for ICV reg a torsion/beam test is not necessarily required (but some states have set specific levels).

In the specific case of the Cobra Car Club of Victoria the Club decided when forming its rules that it may require a member seeking club rego to get an engieers report.

This is basically a safety condition to stop people presenting with their home made chassis - which may never have been independently assessed - and then expecting to be able to automatically participate in the Club Permit(Reg) scheme. Which will likely involve driving on public roads.

This is not to say that there is necessarily anything wrong with home made chassis, just that the club thinks that a professional review would be a good idea.

In this regard the bar that the CCCV has set is actually higher than the governing legislation requires.


LoBelly