Nice job on achieving Seat Time status George. I'd also agree with all these guys, though I'm far less experienced than any of them. I'm just starting to track and autox my R, and the stock suspension is already very capable. The tail will come around as it is if provoked, though definitely not as much and not as easily as a more modified car. Same as the others: get used to driving it stock, you'll become a better driver instead of just a guy with a more modified car.

 

oh alrite thnx guys.
hum well the guy i brought my car off he put Yokos A032R does that put in a modified class? plus i have no rear seats and a rear upper strut?

 

I believe R-compound tires are allowed in stock classes, which has been a point of conflict, seeing as how it detracts from the whole "keep it ultra-cheap" idea of a stock class, but whatever the case, I think you're ok on that. If the rear strut bar winds up bumping you up a class, I'd advise taking it out. It certainly won't make enough difference to make you competitive for a class like SM, considering the different mods allowed there. And as far as back seat goes, is this a problem at all? I have no idea, someone who knows better step in and help me out. I didn't think that mattered at all. Will you be coming to the autox this Sunday at Fedex field?

 

Racing (in any class and in any form) is not cheap.

Put the back seats back in and remove the rear strut tower bar, so you can run in stock class.

Those "mods" do not yield enough "gains" to warrant the jump to a much faster class.

I raced in stock class with an ITR for 2.5 years and it was great fun. I would still be racing in stock class if it were not for my desire to track the car in Solo I.

 

Right, no racing is "cheap", as you're always buying something for your busted up car, or tires, or a new transmission (like me). I thought though that R-compound tires, being close to $200 a piece were against the idea of TRYING to keep it as cheap as possible. $800 for a set of Hoosiers vs. like $200 for a set of Falkens is a big difference.

 

In stock class, one can use $4000 shocks and $800 tires.

Not to mention a custom ($$$) bolt-in rollbar/cage.

 

I was completely unaware such modifications are allowed. I was under the impression that stock meant if it's offered by the original company specifically for that car, then it's allowed, and if it isn't, then it's not allowed. Guess I was wrong...

 

This should help you out:

http://moutons.org/sccasolo/

 

Don't forget you can do cat back exhausts.