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Also: How do I class my car? (SCCA and clubs that use SCCA rules) For starters, take a look at a worksheet like this one: http://www.scca-milwaukee.org/...n.pdf This will give you a basic idea of which class you go into: Stock, Street Touring, Street Prepared, Street Modified, Prepared, or Modified. The lists above are also good, but this chart will help quite a bit. Then read the rules pertaining to that class. You can find the online rulebook here: http://www.scca.com/_filelibra...s.pdf You may find that there are other items you have that are illegal for that class - or you might get some ideas on what to optimized to better yourself in a given class. For instance - you put on a rear swaybar and that's all you did. That puts you in Street Touring or Street Prepared. Well, those classes also allow camber adjusters, coilovers, etc. So you can take advantages of the rules in that class instead of trying to bump down into stock. Lastly, refer to Appendix A of the rulebook. Find the class you are in (say, Street Prepared) and then look for your car. If you have, say - an RX8 you will find it listed under 'Class B'. So you are competing in B, Street Prepared. Or BSP for short. Note: Stock class is NOT SLOW. It is relatively cheap, but that plus R compound tires make the class extremely competitive. I daresay that Street Touring is a generally slower class. Some regions may offer 'Street Tire' classes. These will allow you to run stock class rules with street tires (or SP, SM rules). Check with your region to find out what they do. |
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The link to the classification worksheet isn't working... the new address is http://www.scca-milwaukee.org/...n.pdf |
If you change from the original engine yes. Autox classes are mostly meant for stock cars that have different preparation levels. Generaly speaking, engine swaps yeild large increases in performance so they are eliminated from most classes to keep it fair.any engine swap puts you in sm?
yeah and those info i got really significant!great!!!Lots of great info in the Tech Files here:
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If you are planning to run with a club that runs SCCA rules your turbo swap will most likely move you to SM, which is street modified. Don't get caught up in the classing, just come out and drive and have fun. I would not change anything on the car, learning how to drive around the faults of a particular car will make you a better driver. Acquire the skills > then make the mods to the car. Good Luck:thumbup:I currently have a 98 passat sedan. Mild turbo swap. No suspension upgrades. Would I be able to just drive up and run?
Is there any other b5 guys running autocross that could give a beginner on which upgrades to make and which not to make.
I am assuming that I'd be in the street class and not prepared.
Fun has become an obsession.I'm assuming you do this for fun. Is there anything I'll need to enter.
Okay, but I've won a couple times in H Stock and I feel like I'm punching below my weight, so to speak. How do I find out what's the next step up, and what I'm permitted to do? It used to be DSP, but with the new touring classes I'm all confused. Is there a checklist out there for the new rules?Honestly I think to many people here are getting way to caught up on being "competitive" based on classing....Just drive and have fun.