Review and adjust weight of ITB CRX Si as appropriate

[lateapex911]

This entire situation is quite ridiculous, par for the course with SCCA, but I digress. Since IT is a regional class, however popular, there is no need for national class advisory boards. I'm with Mr. Conover on this as I think he has provided a very good solution to the IT dilemna.

Actually, I differ...there IS a need for rules to be consistent, even if it IS regional. Lot's of IT guys travel. Events like the IT Fest and the ARRC couldn't exist if there wasn't one cohesive set of rules.

I certainly don't know how or if the IT category fits into the greater scheme as the CRB envisions; they have discussed ideas with the ITAC, but it's been nothing but discussion that I'm aware of, no direction has ever been stated to my knowledge.

[rsportvolvo]

Actually, I differ...there IS a need for rules to be consistent, even if it IS regional. Lot's of IT guys travel. Events like the IT Fest and the ARRC couldn't exist if there wasn't one cohesive set of rules.

I certainly don't know how or if the IT category fits into the greater scheme as the CRB envisions; they have discussed ideas with the ITAC, but it's been nothing but discussion that I'm aware of, no direction has ever been stated to my knowledge.

Rules being consistent and IT being run by SCCA National are two different subjects. I'm all for consistency in IT. Right now the CRB is affecting that.

A suggestion could be to model the ACO for LeMans. They set the rules for their big race. So let the IT Championship race region set the regs.

[gran racing]

There is no IT championship race.

Yes, the ARRC is a big deal and that region has done a fantastic job with it. However great it is, the event is a regional event and not an official championship event.

What the category needs is a clear direction where it should be heading, membership support, communication (between the powers that be AND membership), and to get rid of some of those currently involved. We have the tools; we're just are not using them well.

[shwah]

Dave - what you describe is exactly the primary idea behind the IT Driver's Championship.

What we need right now is some additional support from the IT community to promote and market the ITDC, which has the potential to become a more legitimate championship than the one they have for National classes, because it is not based on a single race.

[rcc85]

Well, I finally got my CRB Submission Letter to go through. I think I tried four times with an attachment. On the 5th try, I left the attachment (which was well under the 2 MB limit) off and it worked. I was beginning to think that the CRB was blocking any letter with the word "Weight" in the request line.

Bob Clifton
#05 ITB Dodge Daytona
Currently at 2630 lbs but hopeful

[RacerBill]

Bob: Good luck! I will be following your saga with great interest. I have tried to get the weight of my ITB Shelby reduced with no luck, in fact my letter got lost in the system, and a response will never make it to fastrack (If you don't believe me, check letter #686 in the letter tracking section). By my calculations using the process to set weights for newly classed cars, my car is about 175 lbs overweight and if it was still in ITA it would be almost 600 lbs overweight. What was the letter number that was assigned to your letter?

[rcc85]

Bill,

The tracking number for my letter is 1420. I also noticed when I was looking for the BMW 320i request, that someone has requested that the GLH be moved to ITB. I always wondered why it wasn't done at the same time as the Shelby Charger. Maybe it needed it's own request.

All of the 2.2 Mopars in ITB are over the process weight, some worse than others. My theory is that when the Shelby Charger was moved to ITB they had to make it heavier than lower powered L bodies that were already there. If the Shelby Charger was moved to ITB at process weight, they would have had to review (and lower) the weights on the existing L bodies to process weight. So, the Shelby ended up at a rather arbitrary 2430 lbs (instead of 2280 ish).

Bob Clifton
#05 ITB Dodge Daytona

[RacerBill]

Bob: The Shelby was listed at 2430 when it was in ITA. And yes it is 100 lbs heavier than the non-Shelby Omni/Chargers. The probable reason why the GLH was not moved to ITB before now was that no one requested it.

[tom91ita]

got an email today:

Your letter has been reviewed by the IT committee, and tabled for further review. After additional research, the committee will send a recommendation to the CRB.