I don't see this as necessarily a bad thing. It is very difficult for a scrutineer at an event to be able to check a cars condition throughly when it has all of the panels on, lots of cars to get through, etc. To present the car once every two years at an appointed time without the panles and floor isn't really too much of a problem, provided that you don't have to travel too far to have it done. I am not sure what they mean by "clean chassis" though. Does this just mean washed properly, or does it mean that gearbox, engine, seats, fuel tank, etc all have to be out of the car? If this is the case, then that would cause issues for a lot of people who don't completely strip their cars very often.

Growing up in speedway where they did a daylight inspection of every chassis once a year I thought it strange that offroad didnt do it.

The speedway club my parents were in did it at their clubhouse at liverpool speedway on a saturday a week or two after the end of the season to give the owners time to strip the cars down for the next season. It would also provide time to fix any problems found as well I guess.

They'd scruitneer the cars in the morning, have a sausage sizzle for lunch and they'd drink away the afternoon... and usually late into the night. A party atmosphere and a fun day for us kids having run of the place. :) If you did most of the cars within a club at the same time it would answer the scruitneer availability question.

Trekka is right as well though, it'd be an issue for those who live a fair distance out from their clubs to tow the car to venue where they dont get to go racing.

From a safety point of view it could only help ensure that our cars are as safe as they should be, and from a political point of view those who have "concerns" about older cars racing (and we know they're out there) would effectively be silenced allowing no complaints about older cars being on track.

I agree with trekka, I cant really see a down side.