| Title: | Racers and Racing |
| Notice: | As long as it's not NASCAR or F1 or Drags... |
| Moderator: | RHETT::BURDEN _D |
| Created: | Tue Aug 08 1995 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 391 |
| Total number of notes: | 4486 |
Hi all,
Seems I'm one of the 20,000 select few (not really, since I was on
contract, but I was assured permanency was "Real Soon Now").
I didn't have a lot to say since I'm in Australia, and didn't always
have much idea what you were talking about, but this may change.
I've been circuit racing for about 5 years here in Sydney, and it may
be that my employment future is in CA.
I've tried to figure out what
club level people race, the classes etc and it's all full of SSA,
SB, IT etc. What do they all mean? I've figured that Solo is
individual time trials around some cones, and presumably you can also
do the same things on real race tracks. I figure there must be club
level road racing as well, as opposed to ovals etc, though if Mr Mansell
can learn ovals, I suppose I could, since I am a little younger (and a lot
slower) that he.
Anyway if someone would post a list of classes with a couple of words
describing what they are and what sort of competition you can use them
for I would be most grateful. Also how you get a competition
license? (just pay money, medicals, track tests etc)
I'm still around to the end of June.
Thanks, Phil
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| 350.1 | From the SCCA side... | OASS::HEARSE::Burden_d | Keep Cool with Coolidge | Fri Jun 10 1994 13:32 | 32 |
SCCA - Sports Car Club of America They do National level events, Divisional and Regional. Solo I is road course time trials, basically one car at a time. Solo II is autocrossing, parking lots with pylons/cones. SS (showroom stock) classes range from SSC, SSB, SSA and SSGT (I think). The cars listed in each class depend on power, weight, handling and how much $$ the National office gets from the manufacturer...... IT (improved touring) is for older SS cars - you can do suspension mods, but not engine mods - or at least until they catch you in scrutineering. Lots of 'real race car' classes like GT, Production, Formula, etc. As for licensing you need to join the SCCA ($50 or more a year now?). For any road course racing you need to take a few drivers school and you start off with your Regional license. After so many races you can get a National license. For Solo II events you don't need an SCCA license and you don't even have to be an SCCA member, but the entry fee is a bit higher. You just need a helmet and seatbelts and a car that can pass tech. I have been out of the SCCA for 3 years now and when I was a member it was for rallying so some of the info about road racing might be dated. When you get to California, get in touch with the local SCCA region and they should be able to supply you with all the nasty details. Dave | |||||
| 350.2 | Carts Anyone | VERSA::ROADES | Mon Jun 13 1994 16:12 | 8 | |
sorry if this is not the right place, but were is the go-cart notes
file?
Thank you and Moderator please del entry after answer.
jeff Who is thing of going carting roades
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| 350.3 | topic 124 | OASS::HEARSE::Burden_d | Keep Cool with Coolidge | Mon Jun 13 1994 16:54 | 7 |
Jeff, look in note 124 of this conference. There isn't a karting conference that I know of, but we used to have a few fairly active karters in here. Note the spelling - cart vs kart. Kart is used when talking about the road racing 'go-carts'...... Dave (mod) | |||||
| 350.4 | ** NOT ** | VMSNET::M_MACIOLEK | Four54 Camaro/Only way to fly | Tue Jun 14 1994 00:14 | 2 |
No kidding, for a moment I thought Jeff was fixin to go
CART (Championship Auto Racing Team, aka indy car) racing. :^)
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