Moving up to Street Prepared worth it?

[LAP1DOUG]

Some additional data points for you to consider:

My 986S is prepared to the limits of STU. The only trouble is SCCA will not let it run in any ST class. I have protested to no avail - we all know the SCCA always classes P cars badly.

Normally I just run PCA and BMWCCA where I can usually win FTD if I am on A6's. If I run on similar size ST tires (Dunlop ZII's), the penalty is about 3 sec. on a 60 sec. course. At that point, I can sometimes take my class, but FTD is usually out if anyone good is on R-comps.

When I run with SCCA, I run in ASP in a non-PAX group. I ran like that today on NT-01's, and won my class against rather poor competition, and was the fastest car in my session, but a few seconds off FTD.

Cars that are truly prepped to the limits of ASP will be completely stripped and barely street legal. Personally, I don't want to have a street car like that, so I live with the ST prep level, and know that I could not be competitive against a true ASP car that is well driven.

I don't like the PAX system myself, and it will not be your friend if you are not prepped to the limits of ASP.

The best bet is to find some place to run besides SCCA.

[truegearhead]

Originally Posted by LAP1DOUG

Some additional data points for you to consider:

My 986S is prepared to the limits of STU. The only trouble is SCCA will not let it run in any ST class. I have protested to no avail - we all know the SCCA always classes P cars badly.

Normally I just run PCA and BMWCCA where I can usually win FTD if I am on A6's. If I run on similar size ST tires (Dunlop ZII's), the penalty is about 3 sec. on a 60 sec. course. At that point, I can sometimes take my class, but FTD is usually out if anyone good is on R-comps.

When I run with SCCA, I run in ASP in a non-PAX group. I ran like that today on NT-01's, and won my class against rather poor competition, and was the fastest car in my session, but a few seconds off FTD.

Cars that are truly prepped to the limits of ASP will be completely stripped and barely street legal. Personally, I don't want to have a street car like that, so I live with the ST prep level, and know that I could not be competitive against a true ASP car that is well driven.

I don't like the PAX system myself, and it will not be your friend if you are not prepped to the limits of ASP.

The best bet is to find some place to run besides SCCA.

Do you mean STR? I believe STU is for 4 seaters, I’m surprised that Boxsters aren’t allowed in STR though when STR allows S2000s, Z4s, Z3s(including Ms), MR2s , RX-7 and basically every other car that out there that is similar to the Boxster. I’d love to run in this class and I think that in a couple of years the Boxsters will be let in, or they’ll kick the S2000 out. Now that I’ve done some more digging and it sounds like the best place to run a Boxster (if there is any) is in Stock Class. Apparently the setup is a GT3 front sway bar, Bilstein Sports, US M030 Springs, 235s up front and either 245s or 255s in the back, I believe this year they have a provision for slicks as well. So that’s my plan, I’d like to run further towards the top on raw times but I guess I’ll have to wait for a rules change or a new car.

[truegearhead]

I just realized that my GT3 seats are probably illegal in Stock… Am I correct that the 25lb fully padded, factory mount rule does not apply to stock? Man I HATE the factory seats, I’d really rather not put those in.