How should this be interpreted?

N. Splitters are free, provided they do not exceed maximum body width,
extend no further forward than 4” from the stock front bumper

Is this 4" from the furthest forward point of the bumper, or all along the bumper? Seems everyone seems to shadow their front bumper profile with their splitters. This is why I ask.
Thanks

Stand over the front of the car, look straight down, wherever the farthest point forward is, measure 4" from there.

So the front of the splitter won't be a straight line (based on the forward most point on the bumper), it will follow the contours of the front bumper

So the front of the splitter won't be a straight line (based on the forward most point on the bumper), it will follow the contours of the front bumper
Yea, .... that's the question. I would read it as different. I would say that like Steve said, but the splitter could be straight across rather then follow the shape of the bumper. Hmmmm ...

The way I interpret it is that the splitter does not have to follow your contour of the bumper.

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The way I interpret it is that the splitter does not have to follow your contour of the bumper.

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Would any part of that splitter extend 4" from the stock bumper?

Seriously though, the ONLY way to get an answer to this question is to ask for a rules clarification or read the clarifications on the BMWCCA Club Racing website and see if one applies.

Would any part of that splitter extend 4" from the stock bumper?
To my understanding:
The furthest forward point of the bumper(middle) to the splitter would be 4". But as you moved outwards towards the wheel wells the splitter would be 5"(6", etc...) in front of the bumper at the that point. The splitter would be a straight line, the bumper would be curved.

The rule seems pretty clear cut to me.

The letter of the rule states 4" in front of the front bumper. "the farthest point" is not in the wording and if interpreted that way, is liable to get you dinged. Be sure to pack a sawzall when you go to that next race, just in case.

Seriously, though, an official clarification is the only war to know for sure.

I agree that a clarification is the safe way. Just to throw some wood on the fire, if you think of the rule regarding wings at the rear, it would be from the furthest part. Not sure if the rule for the rear states that specifically. But wings aren't going to follow the contour of the rear bumper. They would normally be a straight line being measured from the furthest part of the rear bumper.

Oh boy.... another rules clarification! :help

Jay

I'm pretty sure the rules were written with two dimensions in mind. The flat plane and the vertical plane.

So if looking from above, no point of the splitter can be more then 4" from the front edge of the bumper, whatever the first point of contact is if you ran into a pole head on.