Thunderhill - NorCal Shelby Spring event

[Jtomas801]

Good to hear Dave, I have to do less sitting around and start working on my car more.

Actually that is a pretty good question. Why would they not require a container for a battery that is under the hood. NASA doesn't require the battery in the trunk to be in a container but they do require that the tops of the terminals be covered and allowed me to use duct tape. I never did ask them why even though at the time I thought it was odd but never really gave it much thought.

I can't remember where I read it but I thought if you have a sealed battery you didn't need a container. On the covering of terminals, it is intended to try and protect the battery from shorting out if some thing came in contact with the terminals, possibly in a crash.

Edit:
Per NASA CCR:

11.4.9
Battery
The battery should be securely fastened to the car. No Bungee cords or rubber cords may be used to function as the sole hold down mechanism. An electrically non-conductive material should cover the positive battery terminal. Any battery located inside the driver’s compartment should be fully covered and firmly secured to the chassis (or tub) in a marine type battery case. Dry cell, gel cell, and AGM batteries may be mounted without a surrounding case, however a case is still recommended.

Jon