erlrich
08-05-2009, 12:02 PM
Not a direct IT class question, but related; and besides, with the brain trust we have here why would I go anywhere else :shrug:? Anyway...
So, I was daydreaming about how awesome it would be to 'experience a national event', now that I'm about to become a national driver :cool:, and started to peruse the ST class rules thinking that would probably be the easiest way to take an IT car to a national event. The first relevant part I came across was the section under eligibility that states "GCR listed IT cars, 1985 and newer, under the current IT specifications". This brought up the question; does this mean that none of the other specification in the ST section apply to an IT car, so long as it meets the current IT specifications? If so, the next logical question is, which ST class would an IT car run in?
There is nothing in the ST rules that specifically lists which class an IT car would run under, but there are a couple of relevant statements/rules that are somewhat contradictory IMO. First, the stated HP targets of 450 for STO and 250 for STU. This would seem to indicate that most, if not all, IT cars would run in STU. There are some ITR cars that should slightly exceed the 250hp target, but when you factor in all the other differences (suspension, brakes, chassis prep...) between an IT-prep car and a true WCTC car there should be no way in hell the IT car could keep up. However, if you read the STU technical regulations they specifically state that only engines up to 6 cylinders and 3.0 litres are allowed, which would put some ITR cars in STO. Again though, this only applies if you accept that some of the ST regulations do apply to all cars, which does not appear to be the case based on the eligibility rule.
So, what do you guys think? Has anyone ever heard of this being an issue? Has anyone tried running an IT car in ST yet?
So, I was daydreaming about how awesome it would be to 'experience a national event', now that I'm about to become a national driver :cool:, and started to peruse the ST class rules thinking that would probably be the easiest way to take an IT car to a national event. The first relevant part I came across was the section under eligibility that states "GCR listed IT cars, 1985 and newer, under the current IT specifications". This brought up the question; does this mean that none of the other specification in the ST section apply to an IT car, so long as it meets the current IT specifications? If so, the next logical question is, which ST class would an IT car run in?
There is nothing in the ST rules that specifically lists which class an IT car would run under, but there are a couple of relevant statements/rules that are somewhat contradictory IMO. First, the stated HP targets of 450 for STO and 250 for STU. This would seem to indicate that most, if not all, IT cars would run in STU. There are some ITR cars that should slightly exceed the 250hp target, but when you factor in all the other differences (suspension, brakes, chassis prep...) between an IT-prep car and a true WCTC car there should be no way in hell the IT car could keep up. However, if you read the STU technical regulations they specifically state that only engines up to 6 cylinders and 3.0 litres are allowed, which would put some ITR cars in STO. Again though, this only applies if you accept that some of the ST regulations do apply to all cars, which does not appear to be the case based on the eligibility rule.
So, what do you guys think? Has anyone ever heard of this being an issue? Has anyone tried running an IT car in ST yet?