New autocross series, bonus: no shagging cones

Sounds sort of like our rules for when we ran our speedway autocross.    Twice a year we run on an old kart track.

No shagging cones either

nocones said:

Expect to see the MG at the Peru and Gateway event in GTN.  It's street legal and weighs 100% of a published 1978 MG midget.  Aero will be tweaked compared to DMod setup though .  Ground rubbing skirts and fully duckted difusser.  Stupid big wing.

 

 

I may have to add a sucker fan though.  They were dumb and didn't outlaw it 

Having followed your build for a few years now I cannot wait to see the car in person!

guess it’s time to find a snowmobile engine and start working on a sucker fan setup of my own! :P

I was excited about this until I noticed someone over there in Optima's scheduling department went and scheduled the Mineral Wells event on the same day as the $2018 Challenge.

ojannen said:

klodkrawler05 said:
Unlimited boost  on a built is allowed but you can't drop in a junkyard LS? things like that (which in fairness may have changed, it's been a few years since I flipped through the SCCA Street Mod class rules)

The rules changed this year.  Now going to a different manufacturer is an extra weight penalty.  Minimum weight is calculated by displacement.  A 6 liter motor with a turbo is going to be over the highest minimum weight for the class so the penalty doesn't really matter.

I am a fan of the Street -> Street Touring -> Street Modified upgrade path in autocross.  At each stage, you end up with a car that is drivable on the street and somewhat more uncomfortable.  I don't quite get the frankenstein cars in Street Prepared and the extreme lightweight cars in Prepared.

My one real complaint with the Optima rules is that the widest tires are only available in 18" and 19" sizes.  That means $1600 for a set of tires and a fairly expensive set of wheels just to start competing.  I picked up 6 tires and an extra set of wheels for my autocross car for about $1200 this winter.

I hadn't heard that either. They must have heard all the grumbling to myself about how ridiculous it is that SM let's you swap an 8 cyl for a 4 as long as it has the same name on the block, but you can't keep the engine the same size and change the name on it without getting kicked out. 

This is indeed a good development for we who commit heresy with unholy engine swaps in our street cars.

This sounds very fun. But just like the Ultimate Street Car Challenge there are no events even remotely close to the NorthEast. Boooooo. 

John Welsh said:

Bring a real helmet (SA) and be in 1 of 5 classes that count or a 6th that does not.  

 

7. Helmet use is required - helmets must have a SNELL rating SA2010 or newer. M or DOT rated helmets are not acceptable.

 

8. Classes: All cars must weigh at least 95% of the factory published curb weight without the driver.

GT – 1990 and newer 4 seat coupes and sedans (late model Mustang, Camaro, BMW M3, Cadillac CTSV, etc.)

GTV – 1989 and older 4 seat coupes and sedans, including C1-C3 Corvettes and AMX

GTU – Unlimited sports car (C4-C7 Corvette, any AWD, any 3 rotor, and all modern rear-engine vehicles)

SCB – Sport compact turbo and supercharged vehicles (4/6 cylinder or 2 rotor, no AWD)

SCN – Sport compact naturally aspirated vehicles (4/6 cylinder or 2 rotor, no AWD)

GTX – Exhibition – no awards or points eligibility

The rules have been updated to reflect the No Limit Engineering Outlaw class, replacing the Exhibition class.  All six classes are now awards classes.

http://driveautox.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/driveautox-rules-v1.6.pdf

What qualifies as a sport compact?

In reply to z31maniac :

Its a little like pornography versus art - you know it when you see it.  Do you have a specific car in mind?