Vehicle Design
Vehicle body panels must be rigid with an appropriate stiffness not to be prone to changing shape due to wind.
Windows must not be made of any material which may shatter into sharp shards. Recommended material: Polycarbonate (e.g. Lexan)
Any cover of the energy compartment (engine/motor/transmission/battery, etc.) should be easy to open for quick inspection access.
All parts of the drive train, including fuel tank, hydrogen system components, etc. must be within the confines of the body cover.
All vehicles must have a solid floor and frame that prevents any part of the driver’s body from contacting the ground.
All vehicles (including Prototypes) must be fully covered. Open top vehicles are not allowed. Vehicles that look like bicycles, tricycles or wheelchairs are not acceptable.
Chassis/Monocoque Solidity Vehicle chassis or monocoque is designed wide and long enough to effectively protect the driver’s body in the case of collisions or rollovers.
The vehicle chassis must be equipped with an effective roll bar that extends 5 cm around the driver’s helmet when seated in normal driving position with the safety belts fastened. This roll bar must extend in width beyond the driver’s shoulders when seated in normal driving position with the safety belts fastened.
Any roll bar must be capable of withstanding a static load of 700 N (~ 70 kg) applied in a vertical, horizontal or perpendicular direction, without deforming (i.e. in any direction).
Propulsion and Energy Storage System Isolation
A permanent Bulkhead must completely separate the vehicle’s propulsion and energy storage systems from the driver’s compartment
This bulkhead must be of fire retardant material and construction, effectively seal the driver’s compartment from the propulsion and fuel system, prevent manual access to the engine/energy compartment by the