IT-level cars coming to a National near you? B Spec Race Cars

[Knestis]

GREAT NEWS - The rules for "B-Spec" are to be released this winter.

http://hondaracinghpd.blogspot.com/2...ec-racers.html



For those of you who missed the early peeks, this is basically IT versions of the current crop of "city cars" - the Honda Fit, Mazda 2, et al. This has huge potential, it seems. However...

CONTINUED SILLINESS - According to Jeff Dahnert, "We look forward to seeing these cars in National competition in 2012"

As good an idea as this might be, we do NOT need an additional National class. Get rid of SSC and SSB, and maybe it makes sense but good grief.

K

[dickita15]

I think these are closer to SS than IT. Looks like the future of SSC to me.

If all seven manufacturers buy in this could be big.

[mossaidis]

No hard specs that can be found, but the article suggests that it will closer to SS than IT. Definitely interesting even more so if other manufacturers join the wagon... yet, I can't help but think Jeff is selling out again to the manufacturers with the "national" bit.... which is not exactly selling SCCA (here) lately.

(ok here we go!)

I agree with Kirk, wtf!?!!? another class. So all the money I spent on my IT car is down the toilet accordingly to SCCA - do I sound like a Prod guy or do I sound like a Prod guy uh?

Whatever works, just no more "bastard" classes that are not allowed to run Nationals when their numbers are greater than those that can. The club is for the membership first and foremost not the manufacturers.

[Simon T.]

Where can I buy one?

[lawtonglenn]

actually....every time I see a Honda Fit driving on the highway I think
"how cool would it be to have 30 of them trying to get through Big Bend
at the same time"

I think that would be a hoot as a new SS class!

[benspeed]

I had a student with a Honda Fit that had put an Acura 2.?? motor in the car. We were going down the front straight at Lightning at 140mph, with no cage....

I was like Holy Sh*T! Next time you gotta keep it in 4th!

Unfortunately he blew to motor in spectacular fashion. Guys name was Lance.

[Andy Bettencourt]

I think these are closer to SS than IT. Looks like the future of SSC to me.

If all seven manufacturers buy in this could be big.

+1

[Chip42]

a Mazda 2 and Fit were on display at PRI. no info, no attendant. looked roughly like grand-am ST spec, so maybe SCCA Touring? stripped interior etc...

I guess it's a neat idea. SS is surely dumber than hell - makes sense to extend the Touring rules to slower cars in place of continuing the SS model, particularly in the age of mandatory traction control and other nannies in the ECU.

[Charlie Broring]

This has so much more potential the the BS new classes that the SCCA keeps coming up with. Modern cars, relatively inexpensive level of prep, and factory support are very appealing.

[Flyinglizard]

http://hondaracinghpd.blogspot.com/2...ec-racers.html
This could be as big as the "Renault Cup" and almost as good to watch. IMHO. MM
Sorry for the title move. MM A search will find it here a little better.

[Russ Myers]

If the Fiesta's in, I'm in.

Russ

[Knestis]

If the Fiesta's in, I'm in.

Russ

Where are you located, Russ? The Fiesta is my current favorite for a variety of reasons...

K

[Kai Noeske]

I am an SSC guy - expiring car in a seemingly expiring class. When I heard about B-spec, I had first posted some disappointment over at rrax that there is talk about a new SS-like class instead of putting up support for the current SS classes that are not faring well. After some thought, I agree that B-spec may just be a good chance to revive the SS concept, *if* it is done right - with good political, PR and manufacturer support.

Will watch how it goes - I like the SS idea a lot, would like to
continue driving an almost-stock car to the track and back, and
compared to SSC cars, the buy-in for Bspec may not be that bad if one chooses either a pre-owned donor car or if there is a market for used Bspec cars. All spec and sealed would be awesome to keep costs down.

Fingers crossed. In what other class can you flip your car and
literally throw a Fit?

[Flyinglizard]

KAI, Please make your thoughts known to the CRB; RE sealed and tight specs.
The Fiesta is the ringer and will neeed about 200# spread from the Mazda and maybe 100# from the Honda. The Nissan is a sleeper and the Hyundai looks good, at least on paper. The little Chev Eco tech will be cheat up real fast also.
If this is kept close on track, the class will be very strong. If SCCA lets them all bring the cars , as is , It will never get a start.
Please push for seals . Lets not make this into a 6000$ engine rebuild class. MM

[jumbojimbo]

Come on spammer, at least put a p*rn link in your spam. Kids these days can't do anything right.

[Greg Amy]

Come on spammer, at least put a p*rn link in your spam. Kids these days can't do anything right.

Deleted...and banned. "Old skool" knows how to handle this s**t...

[Simon T.]

So...who's driving in Montreal with the CTCC during the F1 weekend?

[Knestis]

So...who's driving in Montreal with the CTCC during the F1 weekend?

Not embarrassed to admit that's part of the puzzle for me...

If it goes down as generally described by CTCC - at least as I understand it - the B-Spec cars will run as a class within a mixed Touring Car group. That's not terribly appealing but it could be worse.

K