[Alan Roehrich]

Well, for what it is worth, a lot of the cars, maybe the majority, have a roll bar, or roll cage, a safety harness, an aftermarket shifter, a cluster of aftermarket gauges, a shift light, and a huge aftermarket tach. With the exception of the new factory races cars, few, if any of the cars came with those items. Aftermarket wheels, and wheelie bars on the fast cars change their look on the outside. Is a seat, not a TIG welded trick aluminum seat, but something reasonably stock appearing, really that big a problem?

I agree entirely that the creeping incremental additions for more and more performance enhancing parts is a problem, and needs to be stopped. But is it wise to apply that thought process to safety as well?