Hi,
I'm considering buying a well prepared ITS '86 RX7 - I've been told it's a front runner, but need to check this out. As I'm on a tight budget, I would like to use te car for autocross initially, then track race it later in the year.
The car would be in the Street Prepared autocross class - but I have no idea how competitive it would be in this class. I've been racing for years, but have only moved to the US and haven't got a handle on class structures, what is fast in each class, what isn't etc.
Anybody able to shed some light on this?
Thanks
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Casso,
What Street Prep class is the ITS Mazda in?
IT cars are pretty restricted compared to normal Street Prep Solo II cars. For example non- IT street prep cars can have ANY size wheel and DOT Tire and they are allowed open carburetion and or fuel injection. I ran my ITA car in CSP against Miata's and CRX's that had 13x9" wide wheels and the latest programable EFI. I got my clock cleaned. Of course that is probably due more to the driver than the car!
The perception is that a Street Prep car is at a disadvantage when compared to an IT car because IT cars have gutted interiors, welded 8 pt cages and are allowed Spherical Bearings. So the SEB has basically brought IT cars into classes where their is no way they can be competitive.
Note, you cannot mix prep levels in Solo between Street Prep and IT.
Scott Peterson
KC Region
83 RX7
STU #17
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