In seciton 9.1.4.B, clarify the third bullet point, second sentence as follows: "GCR listed IT cars with reciprocating
piston engines of 2 liters and less engine displacement, 1985 and newer, may compete in STL under their current IT
specifications."
Two points:Congrats for clearing up the intent, big boooo for unnecessarily limiting the class options. Still don't get it.
Two points:
- We both agreed that rotaries exceed 2L when compared to equivalent displacement*, and
- All three non-turbo rotaries are actually classified in STL at specified weights.** And, due to the weight increase on all piston engines effective March, they're getting an additional break.
* Note we added the Renesis to STL this month, albeit at a very high weight (220hp stock?)
Still nothing on 240SX in ITS or C4 request in ITR.
Let's see if I can figure this out , with the new weights :
- a - I can run my ITA 95 miata in STL @ 2380# , spend nothing in development , and be able to wait and see if STL is going to get competitive in my Division
- b - I can build a 99 miata motor to STL spec ( $ 5K ) , still be down on power to the Hondas , add more weight to my car @ 2491# , and have a one class car.
I'm not sure if the floorpan of a miata can support all that weight
Let's just say the extra 90# is making my decision easier
Also, re STL, did the CRB jump the shark here??
They say they added weight to everybody, essentially, so that some Mazda 2 or Honda Fit will make weight down the road. While thats fine for forward thinking, and I appreciate that aspect, really? A Honda Fit? Who's going to race a Honda Fit in STL against , well, ANYthing!?
But, more to the point, this seems like a major change...why not poll the members?
It's been what, 2 years since people have been spending big money making their cars make weight?....now, POOF, your money is wasted. Classic SCCA. (See also: No RR shocks in IT after they've been run for a couple years)
Me thinks this should have gone out for member input, and strikes me as pretty cavalier of the CRB.
(I say this because the notes clearly state "The CRB thinks", not the STAC. I take that to infer the STAC didn't either generate or approve of the concept.)
Also, re STL, did the CRB jump the shark here??
They say they added weight to everybody, essentially, so that some Mazda 2 or Honda Fit will make weight down the road. While thats fine for forward thinking, and I appreciate that aspect, really? A Honda Fit? Who's going to race a Honda Fit in STL against , well, ANYthing!?
But, more to the point, this seems like a major change...why not poll the members?
It's been what, 2 years since people have been spending big money making their cars make weight?....now, POOF, your money is wasted. Classic SCCA. (See also: No RR shocks in IT after they've been run for a couple years)
Me thinks this should have gone out for member input, and strikes me as pretty cavalier of the CRB.
(I say this because the notes clearly state "The CRB thinks", not the STAC. I take that to infer the STAC didn't either generate or approve of the concept.)
Sorry - I'm confused. Where's the bulletin about the Fit...?
K
EDIT - Never mind. Found it.
Are we already trying to find landing places for B-Spec cars in 3 years when the series is dead?
Given the brand-newness of the national status of the class, and the increasing trend of newer cars from manufacturers getting heavier and heavier, it makes sense to set/modify the entire class weights at the very start so that future adjustments - class or individual -can be avoided. For example, a 1991 BMW 318is weighed what, about 2600#? The smallest BMW available now weighs well over 3000#.
It's a fact of life - cars are getting bigger and heavier. Chassis rollover anti-crush standards are going to add more weight to the bare chassis from all manufacturers, and with many cars already having a difficult time getting down to weight, this looks like a valid attempt to solve that *now* so it doesn't have to be done again in a few or a number of years.
For those who have already built a to-the-limit STL car and have worked hard to get down to class weight, they still have the advantage of being able to place ballast anywhere they like. (Ballast rules IIRC are different in ST vs IT).
I can see a Honda Fit with a K20 at the appropriate weight but not one without a motor transplant.
STL is a place ex WC cars 2.0l and under can play right?
I'm not sure how a B Spec car fits into Super Touring.
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I didn't see that in the latest FT...how about the FD RX-7?(aside from the current exclusion of the NSX chassis)
90 pounds? OUCH. Damn, I was thinking the same thing, but that's ANOTHER 100lbs in the floor... that's a little scary. Hmmm