Something a little different this time. Some time attack!
ProAm
A700
1980 or newer(subject to change 80, seems like a pretty fair cutoff at the moment)
Any drivetrain
Sport tire
2500lbs minimum
At least one piece of adjustable aero
cars in the Supercar Homologation classes are not allowed
Build some cars and we'll see what happens, I'll be running a room for testing on Wednesday.
EDIT:
I'll be on at 7pm PST tonight doing testing for this spec so expect a bit of chaos as people hop in and out of the room for tuning. Hopefully, it doesn't break too many times.
Updated specs in bold.
Comments
Aero helps, but not enough.
EDIT! 5.8 grip is a good starting zone,.... and keep the weight down for accel and cornering response.
Obviously this is the kind of thing we're going for, so I'm trying to keep us away from missiles:
In the coming days I’m going to explore the viability of a FWD build.
I did a little testing over the weekend. The Watkins Glen A class rivals event is a good testing ground. I have yet to find an AWD car that's competitive. Maybe I just haven't found the right build but I get the feeling that AWD might still be a little gimped.
I'm going to be doing some testing, for real this time, on Wednesday at 7pm PST so bring a bunch of cars and we'll see what happens.
LS swaps for the win!!
The FWD Astra? can have some pretty wide tires (265?) and can be quick, but with 400+hp it’s not exactly easy to drive well.
We don’t get the Seat Cupra this time do we?
Did some running last night I think it's getting close as the results confirmed a few of my suspicions.
AWD is still pretty gimped, I think if you've got the right build and a favorable track it might not be too bad. Personally, I have yet to find a car and track combo where an AWD is consistently faster than RWD.
As expected FWD is not a great choice. No real way around that.
I'm going to work on track selection and race format next week we'll see about making an official announcement with a start date.