Stan Whitney wrote:
> If I understand the literature right, the S/R is essentially ford's 'trunk
> kit' for SS racing, don't normal cars (like civic's and SE-R's) with not
> quite so readily available, but SCCA club racing approved trunk kits get
> bumped into their respective SP classes?(Per fast track within the last 6
> mos.)
Excellent point. Kinda illustrates a pet peeve of mine, that SS is dead,
killed by the trunk kit. *sob*
> What would make the ford different, it's resemblance to the ACR packages?
Sorry if this sounds irate, but the resemblance isn't even close. I'm not
attacking you personally when I say this, Stan, because you wrote what a lot
of other people are thinking, too. But if the collective "you" were up on
the ACR, "you'd" know the only thing you can't get on any other neon are the
slotted struts for camber adjustability, and the thicker front hub flange
(useless weight in AX, but necessary for road racing), and the 130 mph speed
limiter (up from 118 mph, a big advantage in Solo, I'm sure). You'd still
need to do 90% of what the ZX2 S/R gets to the ACR before you'd have
something other than a stock parts on an ACR. The myth of the ACR being a
SP car must die! <- (there, I promised I would sound irate.)
As I understand it, Ford plans to make this package a model or option that
anyone can order, so by definition its a stock class car. The only
question in my mind is if its enough of an improvement to bump it to a
faster class or not. I think it will be faster than ES, but I don't see
this one busting all the way past SS like the *ahem* Viper did. ;^)
> Although I have to admit another affordable, solo equipped car can not be a
> bad thing to have in the marketplace.
I am with you 110%. I love the fact that Ford is stepping up to the plate
with something fresh and sassy. (I don't believe I just used those words,
and a sports allusion too! It must be a coffee day.)
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Jeffrey D. Blankenship Senior Technical Consultant
jblanken@itds.com ITDS - TRIS
neon enthusiast #478 Champaign, IL, USA
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