Thank you! It was driving me crazy! I guess someone's eyes glazed over! I'm
very sympathetic. :)
--Pat K
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>From: "John J. Stimson-III" <john@harlie.idsfa.net>
>To: Pat Kelly <lollipop487@comcast.net>
>Cc: Ms Katie Kelly <katiekelly@sbcglobal.net>, ba-autox@Autox.Team.Net
>Subject: Re: ST2? STS2?
>Date: Mon, Sep 27, 2004, 12:48 PM
>
> On Mon, Sep 27, 2004 at 11:53:40AM -0700, Pat Kelly wrote:
>> I feel like I'm chasng my tail; where are the STS rules? I should have been
>> clearer.
>
> Ah! The STS rules are section 14 in the 2004 Solo2 Rulebook. But
> there is a typo in the table of contents, and both sections 14 and 15
> are titled "Street Prepared".
>
> Jerry Moutons has the rules transcribed on his web site, although they
> may not be totally up to date:
>
> http://www.moutons.org/sccasolo/Rules/street_touring.html
>
> John Kelly brought up STU, which is another class to add to the
> ST-confusion. It's essentially for over-achieving four-seat sedans
> that are too formidable for STX. Expected competitors are BMW M3
> (E36/2nd generation), Audi S4, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and Subaru
> WRX STi. STU was announced in the April FasTrack alongside STS2.
>
> To simplify things, I made a chart of the current nationally
> recognized or provisional (in parentheses) classes:
>
> 4-seaters: STS -> STX -> (STU)
> 2-seaters: (STS2)
>
> STS: factory viscous limited slip or open differential only, no turbos
> except really wimpy ones
> STX: Any differential allowed; AWD vehicles can only substitute one
> differential, turbos and larger engines allowed, wider maximum
> wheel and tire width
> STU: Even larger engines allowed, wider maximum wheel and tire width
>
> I think that the STAC ultimately plans to have a 4-seat and 2-seat
> version of each class, so there may be an STX2 (2nd/3rd generation
> Miatas?) and STU2 (Corvettes and Porsches?) someday.
>
> --
>
> john@idsfa.net John Stimson
> http://www.idsfa.net/~john/ HMC Physics '94
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