Originally Posted by altiain
(Post 2611604)
Non-Z06 C5 and non-GT3 996. Two examples of fun-to-drive, reasonably priced cars that cannot compete with the Z06 & GT3, yet are too fast to be in the current A Stock. Plenty of other cars fit into this mold as well (Z4 M Coupe, 987 Boxster S, Cayman S, etc.)
I think the difference is within run-to-run or driver-to-driver repeatability, but the real situation is that no one will invest the money to find out when they percieve that there is a significant difference. Hell, people on this forum are debating whether mounting their exhaust on the left or the right will give them 2 tenths! :lol: |
Originally Posted by fossumja
(Post 2612435)
Not to be argumentative, but how much faster is a fully prepped, well driven Z06 than a fully prepped, well driven 996, and how much faster is the 996 than an S2000?
I think the difference is within run-to-run or driver-to-driver repeatability, but the real situation is that no one will invest the money to find out when they percieve that there is a significant difference. Hell, people on this forum are debating whether mounting their exhaust on the left or the right will give them 2 tenths! :lol: I think there is enough gap between SS and AS for another class, with a great mix of cars. I know I would think about going there..... Now the question is with what??? C5 (non-Z), 996 911 :) , RX-7tt. That would be my short list of cars I could get cheap and go fast in. |
This is what I posted on the SCCA forums board:
My vote: short term, do nothing. BS is strong and becoming increasingly affordable for the "spec car" with the underwhelming resale of RX8's, ES is growing like a weed and CS will mend itself, once the players sort themselves out... The only REAL reason, based on currently available cars, to consider "uber stock" is to allow the SC Loti a place to play in stock...which is not enough reason to disrupt multiple apple carts. And, regarding the timing of a possible XS/uber stock class: And, as others have said, at the entry level price point we are talking about (approx. $75k, ready to go), I can't imagine this type of class as a "build it and they will come" type of proposition...no one is going to step up and do the experimentation and work to see if the next $100k+ SuperZoomy GT is going to be a player. Give these new cars some time to clarify both their capability and resale market value and then you might have enough data to make a decision. It's one thing to buy a four year old GT3 for $75-80k, knowing it works and can be resold for $65-70k at anytime...it's another to buy a new ZR-1 at $125k and not know if it will work or if it will hold any value... The other thing is, with the current thinking going on at the major manufacturers (global economic concerns, cost of gasoline, demand for various product types) it may very well be that there aren't that many new SuperZoomy GT's in the planning stages, which further takes away any sense of urgency in making this XS/uber classing decision... |
funny that we made excuse after excuse on why not to combine all the Minis together the last several years out of fear of disenfanchising owners, but now have these proposals on the table
a vibration is a motion that can't make up it's mind on which way to go, also see SEB/SAC .... :lol2: |
Originally Posted by ULLLOSE
(Post 2612489)
Now the question is with what??? C5 (non-Z), 996 911 :) , RX-7tt. That would be my short list of cars I could get cheap and go fast in.
Although if I did, the'd do the tweener but leave the TT with the ZO6 class anyway:banghead: |
Originally Posted by mwood
(Post 2612659)
This is what I posted on the SCCA forums board:
My vote: short term, do nothing. BS is strong and becoming increasingly affordable for the "spec car" with the underwhelming resale of RX8's, ES is growing like a weed and CS will mend itself, once the players sort themselves out... The only REAL reason, based on currently available cars, to consider "uber stock" is to allow the SC Loti a place to play in stock...which is not enough reason to disrupt multiple apple carts. [ The one thing that needs to be said, whatever your vote, the only way it will count is by writing a letter to the SEB, seb@scca.com I did. |
Originally Posted by tucker1170
(Post 2614632)
I agree 110%. I also believe that CS will grow if given time. The ZOK has not been around long enough to have big numbers. It will with time.
The one thing that needs to be said, whatever your vote, the only way it will count is by writing a letter to the SEB, seb@scca.com I did. I personally feel a tweener class between SS and AS would be better subscribed than a new uber stock. However, most of the cars that would go into this tweener class should probably be in AS already! :lol: I'll write my letter this week. |
Put the TTRX in a class between AS and SS and I would bring mine out of mothballs to run it.
FM |
Originally Posted by fastmike
(Post 2614968)
Put the TTRX in a class between AS and SS and I would bring mine out of mothballs to run it.
FM |
Originally Posted by ULLLOSE
(Post 2614986)
You could not beat a C4 in yours, not much of a chance in a faster class. :stickpoke :FIREdevil
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Originally Posted by TeamRX8
(Post 2615232)
I was wondering when he'd be back to receive his just comeupance regarding Packwood predictions :wink2:
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it wasn't just for himself, but the entire NW All Dominating Autox Team
the Slobalt was dead meat in DS long before Mike hopped in one, anybody who's watched Strelnicks run the 135 knows this ... |
Originally Posted by TeamRX8
(Post 2615360)
the Slobalt was dead meat in DS long before Mike hopped in one, anybody who's watched Strelnicks run the 135 knows this ...
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I'll steal some lines from Baghead himself:
Uh...We were testing some stuff out this weekend and figured a few things out.. Car wasn't working right... We had a shock problem(ok...that part is true!). + as OneDayMike said, some stuff going on familywise that is getting better now:) . Is that enough excuses? I am impressed that on SCCAforums pick the winner thing(if it is on the internet, it must true)DS has the most "pick to win" people over 10 votes in an open class. I don't think anyone knows what is going to happen. Hey! We might get our butts kicked but we might not. I think I could do ok in my ol' TTRX nowadays..Learned a few things since Mr Ullose put me in the club like 8 years ago with his C4. I don't think I would have been able to run with Mr. McWOW at the Pro though. He was cooking. FM OH! Beth was mad at the 135 at Packwood. Sure slaloms well though. Some other elements, it didn't look as good.. |
My bet is that even if Tweener Stock became a reality, the FD would remain in Super Stock, much for the same reason it hasn't been moved down to A Stock (too old, too rare, too hard to find an unmolested one).
That doesn't stop me from missing my old '93... |
I'm seriously contemplating picking up an Elise (non-SC) for next year in SS.
Separately, I agree that a tweener class would be fantastic. As mentioned, there are a ton of fun cars right in the middle that really need a tweener class to play in, because they have nowhere useful right now. |
Originally Posted by mwood
(Post 2612659)
My vote: short term, do nothing. BS is strong and becoming increasingly affordable for the "spec car" with the underwhelming resale of RX8's, ES is growing like a weed and CS will mend itself, once the players sort themselves out...
If an uber stock is created, it should not be done by disrupting the current BS, CS & ES classes. A supplemental class should be created instead. Update: Got my log book # from Brian Harmer. That was quick! :eek: |
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