So per recommendations here I watched some Australian Touring Car masters and it was awesome, then I saw this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znuzN2XmCng
Datsun 510 vs FB Rx7 vs Sylvia vs Evo vs E90 BMW vs Rabbit vs MR2
I don't think I could have dreamed up such a diverse interesting field
wow that looks fantastic. I want in.
How long has this been around? Is there any rulesets in the US that are similar?
Yes. Improved Touring. If that seems too restrictive, there is Production, which has fairly loose rules.
Ian F said:Yes. Improved Touring. If that seems too restrictive, there is Production, which has fairly loose rules.
I donno. I'm not sure if there are any road racing classes in the US that have the same incredibly open modification rules and a weight-displacement table that accommodates everything from 1400cc to 6000cc+. It's like SCCA Super Touring on steroids. Or acid. Not sure which.
Always a bunch of commodores and falcons in the improved production races aswell. Plus older cars like the Geminis aswell.
In reply to boxedfox :
Did you read all of those rules? I glanced over a good bit of them. Interesting concept, but fairly restrictive. I would not call them "incredibly open" at all. But make no mistake- these are full-on race cars. I think the requirement for road legal lights gives the illusion they are closer to being street cars.
The one little bit that probably acts as a real equalizer is the wheel sizing and tire rules. And it's a spec tire class - everyone is running a Yokohama tire.
Conversely, SCCA Production classes are pretty much wide open. If that is too spicy/competitive, there is a Vintage Production.
I just have never seen any US based road race series with cars from the 70's 80's 90's and newer all competing on track together?
Improved Touring does have a few FB's or used to probably because they used to have that ITA/Spec Rx7 class that would compete with the NA miatas
I discovered IPRA when I found build photos of Ingram Brothers Racing's RX-7 on facebook.
Then I saw this Civic battle a Holden and a turbo first gen Celica. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnQP95aVv04&t=711s
I want to say World Racing League is the most comparable since they allow any year car as long as it was sold in the US, but I have not seen a field as diverse or modified. I admittedly haven't seen a lot of coverage of many of their races.
Jaynen said:I just have never seen any US based road race series with cars from the 70's 80's 90's and newer all competing on track together?
Improved Touring does have a few FB's or used to probably because they used to have that ITA/Spec Rx7 class that would compete with the NA miatas
Never watched SCCA E-Production?
Ian F said:Jaynen said:I just have never seen any US based road race series with cars from the 70's 80's 90's and newer all competing on track together?
Improved Touring does have a few FB's or used to probably because they used to have that ITA/Spec Rx7 class that would compete with the NA miatas
Never watched SCCA E-Production?
Nope, that looks pretty cool tho, I had seen some Eprod miata "speedster" type race cars but didn't know the rest of the field was diverse
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