In December 2002 two of the major body companies and their representatives were asked to meet with CRA & SAS officials. The reason for the meeting was that the bodies used on most offset chassis had gotten out of hand. There were no common rules for checking the bodies at the local level or across the country. Each manufacturer had their own templates that made it confusing for technical inspection of the cars. Also, each body manufacturer was continually making aerodynamic advances in body design. This made the cost go up for the racer, because he would have to change his body to keep up with the latest aerodynamic designs. A common idea was presented to both companies and they agreed to help come up with a totally new body concept.

The result was the Approved Body Configuration “ABC Bodies” Under this agreement all participating body manufacturers must build their new ABC bodies to meet specific dimensions and 18 builder templates ensuring aerodynamic equality. These templates were developed and approved by the ABC committee. To be a participant in the ABC program each company must present a pre-production full-scale model of every body style for approval by the ABC committee prior to building the production tools and patterns. Once approved the manufacturer must provide a fully mounted race ready production body of every body style for approval. This must be done prior to actual manufacture and sale of any panels.

Only the following two companies offer ABC-legal Bodies approved for competition:

Five Star Race Car Bodies (262) 877-2171
Aluminum Racing Products, Inc (888) 245-1468

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