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Hello All,

           I will be racing my civic in an SP class next year and I'm trying to get some of the rule work out and one of them I can't seam to work out is the parcel shelf and my local people also can't help (low key people) I would like to go to some of the National tour events and see were I stand but would like to do it right, I have looked in the 2008 rule book and can't find anything about parcel shelfs, so does that mean I can't remove them/it? any help would be great.

Mr White

whitecivic:

Hello All,

 

           I will be racing my civic in an SP class next year and I'm trying to get some of the rule work out and one of them I can't seam to work out is the parcel shelf and my local people also can't help (low key people) I would like to go to some of the National tour events and see were I stand but would like to do it right, I have looked in the 2008 rule book and can't find anything about parcel shelfs, so does that mean I can't remove them/it? any help would be great.

Mr White

What year Civic and is this a hatchback?

If by "parcel shelf" you mean the piece on a Civic hatch the fits between the top of the rear seat and the bottom of the area where the hatch opens, it *is* legal to remove.  Here's why: In the owner's manual, that piece is described as being removeable for normal vehicle operation (clip in, clip out).  It shows the car both with and w/o that piece and describes when you might want to use it.  Again, this is the piece that essentially forms the top of a "trunk" in the rear of the hatch area.  Have a look at your owner's manual (not the service manual).

The reason this is legal is that cars can (and must) be run in any configuration specified by the official manufacturer's documentation for street use (not racing specs).  Rule 13.0 says this.

--Andy

Thank you Andy For the reply, so what I'm going to do is get an owner's manual and that should help so that I can point out "that piece is described as being removeable for normal vehicle operation (clip in, clip out). and I just read the 3.8 of the rule book and that clears some things up, thank you again Andy

Mr White 

Drivers in my region feel it's the same as a loose article like floor mats, spare tire, and such since it's only held by 6 cheesy clips (hit a speed bump too fast and it'll pop out) so it's more of a safety thing. Most prefer to remove it but whether you choose to leave it in or not it passes tech here either way.

For me I leave it out just as a precaution, not so much for any performance gain (if any). Last thing I need is for that thing to pop out for some reason and fly around my car!

Well I know of a car here in our region that has a parcel shelfs that weight at 10 + lbs and he was one that wanting me post this and for me but his has a good install, it would not pop out going over a speed bump but now he has an owners manual that shows his car with out it, I would say he's and very happy man.

Mr White