STU in 2010 runoffs

[Ron Earp]

What is up with STU that causes it to be 85 and newer?

[Greg Amy]

...I think it would be a lot more fun that running against four other cars in STU. JMHO.

Methinks you vastly misunderestimate the Caddyshack-ability of Improved Touring...

What is up with STU that causes it to be 85 and newer?

It used to be 1992 (?), they changed it last year to '85. It's an arbitrary number in order to keep the classes comprised of new(er) cars, preferably new(er) World Challenge cars. The last thing they want is some old British or Datsun crap sullying up their pool!

Of course, given recent courses of events (see first post in this thread) I'd not be surprised to see then relent and relax that requirement some time in the near future (oh, wait, they already have!!!)

[xr4racer]

I think I remember hearing one time that the 1985 year was picked to include fuel injected RX-7's beginning with GSL-SE in 1984-1985.
I do think this will help the national race entries, I just hope it does not hurt the regionals too bad. STO will do well but ST will be a failure because there are only 5 or so models classified. Start planning now to do your 4 national races to qualify. You can qualify strictly as an IT car at the nationals and take a built to the rules STU car to the runoffs unless it does become a pseudo IT runoffs.

matt

[Greg Amy]

A lot of us in the Northeast have been double-dipping in STU (nee D Prepared) in all the Regionals for several years now. Wasn't Bettencourt the NEDiv DP champ in 2007? And I think Doc Breault was our 2008 DP champ. Who got the first STU trophy, in 2009?

My fav DP experience was when I came within one car of lapping the entire Big Bore field at LRP in the rain in 2007, including several GT-1 cars...I had guys that thought they were fighting me for position, but they were actually fighting to keep from getting lapped!

[benspeed]

There is no doubt that STU Runoffs eligibility will now present the organizers of Pro IT with a whole new opportunity to run races at nationals that also qualify IT cars for STU at the Runoffs. Heck, the whole issue of Pro IT sucking away regional dollars goes away if some Pro IT races are run at Nationals under STU.

I want to be with Greg Amy when he drops the "Caddyshack Anchor" at the Runoffs!!!!

[Greg Amy]

"MMmm! Baby Ruth..."

[trhoppe]

Your only problem is that you will have to run 4 national events to run the runoffs. I would go other then that.

-Tom

[shwah]

Methinks you vastly misunderestimate the Caddyshack-ability of Improved Touring...

Agreed. If this were to come together, and we could get an ITFest style attendance (but all in one class!) I would certainly want to join the party. If not, I am seriously looking at HP anyway (because you know 2 race cars make so much sense ) so may just get my feet wet before the car is 'ready' for it. A lot of that is driven by the Runoffs being a 3 hour tow from my house for probably the only time ever in my life.

[Marcus Miller]

Is this Amy and Diminno, practiciing for the ruboffs next year?

http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/...ck-hot-tub.jpg

[JLawton]

Is this Amy and Diminno, practiciing for the ruboffs next year?

http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/...ck-hot-tub.jpg

Nope! Just a typical Saturday night for the two of them........

[philstireservice]

Don't you have to finish in the top ten in points to be invited? If so, there still would be at 10 from each division eligible.

Sounds like a plan !!

[Terry Hanushek]

I like the idea of having the Pro IT Finale at Road America in September with lots of knowledgeable spectators. Just think, we can start 100 cars on the RA course - how awesome would that be? Now if we can just get a waiver of the ten cars from a division limit ....

Just sayin'

Terry