Thunderhill - NorCal Shelby Spring event

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Originally Posted by glassman

So as i'm reviewing the data for this first track day event of mine, in the vehicle inspection section it says that if your batteries in the trunk (which mine is) it has to be in an "container". Mine is bolted down (pics on my build thread comin up this weekend), but do i really really need a container? Cause of sparks? impact? close to the fuel tank? what is the purpose of this? i am a "safety" first kinda guy and understand the "theory", just not on this one. Please "enlighten" me, thanx....

Even though these aren't "boxes" per se, they are just still called that as an example.

http://www.ubmachine.com/batteryboxes.html