Quote Originally Posted by DennyW View Post
I think...the rules apply due to the rear mount location of the battery in the rules. That would be the closest point to the trunk mounted battery. How ever, VW, and a few other vehicles had under the seat mounted batteries...
Also in those rules for racing, they say you must also have a manual ignition off switch too, besides the disconnect switch. The disconnect switch in that case is for the track members to be able to disconnect power in case something goes way wrong... That's in case any Hot wires are pinched, causing a short, and spark if fuel is leaking.
Denny is right on the money here. As far as the old Beetles, that's the one exception that I can think of where we have to allow a battery in the driver's compartment without it being in a sealed steel, aluminum or approved poly box and vented to atmosphere if the car is stock. Once the electrical system is modified or the stock rear seat bottom cushion is removed for drag racing, it falls under the sealed box rule. Technically, with the battery still in the stock location under the rear seat cushion even though the cushion isn't there any more, a sealed box will suffice and no master cutoff is necessary on the rear of the car until the car reaches 9.99 E.T. or 135 MPH in the quarter mile.