To answer the original question, one would have to ask: "What is more attractive about Production racing than IT racing?" or more to the point, "What would have to change about Production racing to make it more attractive than IT racing?"
This question, being posed to IT racers, implies that Production would like to change to attract IT racers to switch over from IT racing to Production racing. I wonder if that's the best place to try to attract drivers from?
Assuming that this is a desired source of new Production blood, Production needs to find a way to capitalize on the things that IT drivers don't like about IT.
My personal feeling is a lot like Andy's ... IT gives engineers some wiggling room, without breaking the bank. Yet the cars are close enough to stock to be cheap to get started with, and to maintain reliability. Seems to be that the IT drivers that want to go to the next level of car modification are only going to be serious engineers -- engine builders, chassis technicians, etc.
Personally, I think an IT car should be able to be raced in Production, provided it is even listed there, with minimal mods, just like an SS car can run in IT with minimal mods. Off the top of my head, the only required mod to move from SS to IT is a kill switch, and that's optional in SS. Should be similar to move from IT to P. But to be competitive in P, I think it's perfectly reasonable to have to go past a point of no return.
Josh Sirota
ITR '99 BMW Z3 Coupe
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