Not really. A car can be prepared to SP or IT rules and run in SP, but
being in ITS or ITA or whatever doesn't equate to any specific SP class.
-Carl
> -----Original Message-----
> From: james creasy [mailto:Black94PGT@pacbell.net]
> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 2:37 PM
> To: Randy Noll; ba-autox
> Subject: Re: Re: DOT Race Tires may become illegal
>
>
> usually road race cars had a parallel class in solo II. for
> example, arent
> SCCA-ITS cars legal in CSP, even if they dont meet the CSP rules?
>
> -james
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Randy Noll" <rnoll98@yahoo.com>
> To: "ba-autox" <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 2:30 PM
> Subject: Fwd: Re: DOT Race Tires may become illegal
>
>
> > So, is this something we could implement locally? I know, I
> know, go to
> > a steering comittee meeting yadda yadda. I've been, and I
> will. Would
> > there be any interest?
> >
> > Randy
> >
> >
> > > Sway bars, shocks, ride heights, now tires. There's just
> constantly
> > > been a voice in the back of my head:
> > >
> > > Spec Classes
> > >
> > > Look what spec miata has done for road racing. It seems to have
> > > opened
> > > up the door for a ton of budget minded people to be able to race a
> > > fully prepared, safe, and competitive car. We could easily make a
> > > spec-z06 class and a spec-MR2 class and probably only
> lose 5-10% of
> > > the
> > > members from each class (e.g. their cars would have to be classed
> > > elsewhere).
> > >
> > > The Z06 class might not make much sense (the cars are relatively
> > > expensive to start with), but a spec-MR2 class, spec-Miata class,
> > > and/or spec-[insert popular inexpensive FWD car here]
> class would be
> > > an
> > > instant success. Low budget, fun cars, and the best
> driver wins. Of
> > > course there goes 90% of our excuses too. "Well he spent $6k on
> > > shocks
> > > and that's the ONLY reason he was 2 seconds ahead of me..."
> > >
> > > This club has an incredible amount of "I already spent a load of
> > > money
> > > on my car and I ain't gonna change it", which is totally
> > > understandable. But at the same time we're creating huge
> barriers to
> > > entry for new drivers to run nationally competitive cars.
> > >
> > > Why not bring spec-miata straight over from road racing, roll bars
> > > and
> > > all? It'll bring back all the 1st gen miatas that more or
> less fell
> > > off
> > > when the MR2 started to be the car of choice. It solves
> some people's
> > > problem of "I want a competitive autox car and road race car." It
> > > will
> > > help bridge the gap between autocrossers and road racers
> (I know, we
> > > think they're evil :P).
> > >
> > > But Randy, we don't need another class! Then why the heck are we
> > > creating SM2? We've got enough classes where you need to
> spend over
> > > $40k to be competitive. Bring spec-miata over. I'd bet
> the first year
> > > we'd have at least 30 cars at nationals.
> > >
> > > Randy N
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