Ho-lee shee-ite
It could be England vs. Spain, Greenland vs. the Solomon Islands: On November 1 at the Circuit of the Americas, the Hi-Performance Expo will host the Optima Batteries World Championship Autocross.
The field has been capped at 100 entries and the rules are rather loose: production-based, limited aero and 200tw tires.
The purse: "The field is capped at 100 entries at $250 each. The overall winner receives all the autocross entry fees collected, up to $25,000."
Here are the rules:
Production based vehicles only. Must have a factory issued vin number and tag – no kit cars, no open wheeled vehicles
Vehicle must have in place and functional headlights, taillights, brake lights and turn signals
Vehicle must pass basic safety tech – no dumb stuff that could cause harm to anyone
One driver may compete in one vehicle. Drivers must wear long sleeves, long pants, closed toed shoes, and helmet (must be SA2010 or better, no exceptions) – no passengers allowed
All aero must fit within the width of the body panels, windshield must be as tall or taller than drivers head – wing no taller than roof on hardtops or top of windshield on convertibles
Splitters are unregulated, wing may extend 8” behind the production body of the car
Engine must be production automotive-based, no motorcycle, marine or two stroke engines allowed
Vehicle must run on gasoline (E85 included), electricity, or diesel fuel. No nitromethane, alcohol, or other fuels allowed – no nitrous
All 200 treadwear tires are legal. No shaving, no traction compounds, minimum tread depth of 3/32” required at start of event – no tire changing after tech or event has started
tire failure is disqualification
Vehicle entries must be approved to enter, no substitutions after approval
Ho-lee shee-ite
in for unplugged performance to show up in a bonkers tesla
I wonder what the fastest vehicle in this ruleset would be? DMod Lotus 7 on street tires?
Considering there is no weight minomum and you need to run 18" wheels to get the really wide sizes, what would you build with a finite amount of money? Something light and awd?
The things I am normally interested in would run narrower street tires or wider r compounds due to scca autocross rules.
79rex said:in for unplugged performance to show up in a bonkers tesla
Their Pikes Peak car would be a good start.
I wonder if a Lotus Seven would be accepted. Maybe a true 60's Lotus.
ProDarwin said:I wonder what the fastest vehicle in this ruleset would be? DMod Lotus 7 on street tires?
Whatever Danny Popp shows up in...
Keith Tanner said:79rex said:in for unplugged performance to show up in a bonkers tesla
Their Pikes Peak car would be a good start.
I wonder if a Lotus Seven would be accepted. Maybe a true 60's Lotus.
Yeah, it would have to be a true one (factory vin #, no kit cars). But from there you can hack away.
Of course DP Miatas get stupid light as well. Not 7 territory, but they get down to min weight. Add a bit for a windshield, subtract a bit for a K series?
Given how close CSP comes to setting some of the fastest times at almost any national event, I think a DP Miata + a windscreen and a different powerplant could be the ticket.
I don't think I can get the car together in time..... I don't know if I could wheel it fast enough for this either.
ProDarwin said:I wonder what the fastest vehicle in this ruleset would be? DMod Lotus 7 on street tires?
Is it Turbo to want more out of life?
SSM car. Eric Anderson's Miata would be a good start. Or Glagola's old Lotus. Figure out a way to get 18s on them (probably easier on the Miata than the Lotus, which wold be almost impossible).
I have a feeling that 7s and Stalkers might be bumped out because of the open-wheel restrictions, but a Stalker AXR on some 18s or 19s with Kumho ACRs would be hard to beat.
Also, the smartest move here was to do this in a limited time window. Announce this a year out and you have a dozen cars that show up and cause rules nightmares. Announcing it a coupe months out means it's pretty much limited to existing cars, maybe with some bigger wings or splitters, and a different wheel and tire package if they normally run R-comps.
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