Super Touring is IT

[Butch Kummer]

I've been silent on this so far, but as a Race Organizer I am VERY pumped up about STU (and STO) being the "run whatcha brung and hopes ya brung enough" category of the street-tired, tub-chassied bunch. Add in the NASA Nationals moving to Utah for the next two years and I see a HUGE opportunity to attract folks that haven't run with us before. The downside, of course, is that one big-budget driver with a moderate amount of talent can pretty much ruin things for the average racer.

I'm anxious to see how these two classes work out. I'm hoping they won't be TOO successful at a National level real soon because I want to keep them as part of the ARRC as long as possible.

Oh yeah - and we WILL split STU from the other IT classes so guys can double-dip or share the ride at the 2009 ARRC by GRM.

[xr4racer]

Peter, the only drawback ( if safety could be considered a drawback) is that as I read the rules, every car needs a fuel cell if the stock tank is not between the axles. Obviously IT does not require cells, can you run a legal IT car in STU without a cell?

matt

[xr4racer]

I was also wondering if anyone knows how many IT racers there were in the country last year. I would imagine the national office knows or they should.

matt

[tom_sprecher]

I was also wondering if anyone knows how many IT racers there were in the country last year. I would imagine the national office knows or they should.

matt

I do not have the number of drives but I do have the number of entries for 2007.

ITA 1817
ITS 1093
ITB 920
ITE 749
ITC 418
IT7 362
ITR 193
ITX 124
ITT 16
ITU 13
ITM 3

[1stGenBoy]

Peter, the only drawback ( if safety could be considered a drawback) is that as I read the rules, every car needs a fuel cell if the stock tank is not between the axles. Obviously IT does not require cells, can you run a legal IT car in STU without a cell?

matt

Yes you can. The STO/STU rules state that if you run a IT car it has to run in IT trim. A 89 CRX Si ITA car won the Cen-Div national points championship in DP the last 2 years I believe.