January 2009 Fastrack is up

[Aaron Goldsmith]

The Full Thing:
http://www.scca.com/documents/Fastrack/ ... ck-jan.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Just Solo:
http://www.scca.com/documents/Fastrack/ ... n-solo.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Robert Puertas]

http://www.scca.com/documents/Fastrack/ ... n-solo.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Robert Puertas]

Damn it Aaron beat me to it.

Serves me right for answering the phone mid-post...

[Aaron Goldsmith]

Damn it Aaron beat me to it.

Serves me right for answering the phone mid-post...

Wheeew, I didn't think there would be any way i'd be first to post. Marshall and Christine must be sleeping in or something.

[Christine Grice]

Damn it Aaron beat me to it.

Serves me right for answering the phone mid-post...

Wheeew, I didn't think there would be any way i'd be first to post. Marshall and Christine must be sleeping in or something.

Or we are on Christmas vacation already }:)

[Sebastian Rios]

I'll write a letter in support of kit cars in Mod class, let's get that Noble classed! Where should it go? EM or DM?

[Giovanni Jaramillo]

Damn it Aaron beat me to it.

Serves me right for answering the phone mid-post...

Wheeew, I didn't think there would be any way i'd be first to post. Marshall and Christine must be sleeping in or something.

I've been slacking as I was reigning champ until Marshall and Christine took the lead. But I'll be back!

[Robert Puertas]

EM by virtue of it's engine size (over 2000cc).

Thanks!



BTW, here's my original letter:



Dear SEB members,

In an effort to add some new blood to D and E Modified I am requesting the following rules change:

Allow limited production cars and kit cars in D and E Mod by defining a minimum track, minimum wheelbase and minimum weight for cars not listed in Appendix A.

Under the existing rules, it is currently possible to utilize a tube frame sports racer chassis and drop on a full carbon fiber body so long as it loosely resembles something listed in Appendix A and meets certain minimum dimensions. In essence, the degree to which a car looks like one of the cars listed in Appendix A is all that is keeping certain kit cars out of D and E Mod. This is pretty silly. Even more so if you've looked at some of the cars currently competing in these classes.

This addition will not appreciably change the make-up of these classes, as the top cars in D and E mod are at best tenuously based on the production variant. Rather, it will only allow a few more cars a reasonable place to play.

I would also allow production based cars modified in excess of the current rules to play under this change. By this I mean something like a mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive CRX or MINI.

In all of these cases, I would recommend an additional weight penalty of 50 lbs. beyond the modified tub adjustment. I would also recommend establishing a minimum track of 46" and a minimum wheelbase of 80" using the specs for a Bugeye Sprite.


Respectfully submitted,

Robert Puertas
#165197


For reference:

Car wheelbase track

Berkeley 70" 39"
Fiat 500 73" 44"
Smart Car 73" 50"
Bugeye Sprite 80" 46"
Lotus Elan 84" 47"
Beck 550 Spyder 85" 56"
Lotus Seven 88" 48"
Mazda Miata 89" 56"
Westfield Eleven 90" 56"
FF Cobra 90" 58"
Lotus Elise 91" 59"
Lotus Europa 92" 54"
Ariel Atom 92" 63"
Noble M400 96" 59"

[Sebastian Rios]

Wow, that's a very well written and informed letter. Can I just write "Dear SEB...What Robert Puertas said"?:lol:

[Robert Puertas]

No.
But please feel free to paraphrase!