I wasn't there, of course, but I have a hard time believing that a GT1, even
a Roush version, took the checker before the smaller Prod cars had run half
distance. The math does not add up.
I race a small Prod car -- GP Spitfire (no threat to Kent Prather). I don't
like racing with GT1s that go by me at 180 when I am pedaling as hard as I
can to get to 100, but they don't do two laps to my one. In an 18-lap race I
may get in 15. Thing is, they may go down the straight twice as fast as I
can, but they do not do the corners twice as fast as I can -- or even *as*
fast.
Case in point -- I once came into 10 at Heartland Park where a vigorous blue
flag was being shown to me. Checked my six and found a GT1 Corvette, AS
Mustang and Super Production Camaro bearing down on me. Ah, but 10 leads to
the esses and those are mine! None of those three could catch me in the
twisty parts, but once out on the front straight they all came by and I
appreciated the blue at 10 for letting me know that would happen.
I've raced at Pueblo. Loooong dragstrip straight, but then a very nice and
interesting backside where small and nimble can keep pace with the big
honkers.
At the most recent HPT race, the fastest GT1 was 20 seconds a lap quicker
than the slowest GP (there was no HP). Or, the fastest *Atlantic* was 27
seconds faster. Which means the GP car would have done 3 laps to the
Atlantics 4 -- still no way it cuts the slow car's race by more than half.
--Rocky Entriken
----- Original Message -----
From: "William G Rosenbach" <wgrosenbach@juno.com>
To: <fpspitfire@insightbb.com>
Cc: <triumph_marx@freenet.de>; <fot@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 9:41 AM
Subject: Re: SCCA cages
> Aaron,
> Will SCCA still allow an early SCCA car, with its log book number stamped
> on its rollbar, to run in a SCCA sanctioned vintage race, configured just
> as it was when first raced?
>
> Some years back, SCCA ran a race at Colorado's Pueblo Motorsports Park,
> in which they grouped all cars with doors and fenders in a single group.
> That group included 2, GT-1 cars. One, a humble GT-1, the other, an
> ex-Jack Rousch Trans-Am car. The Trans-Am car qualified 20.0 seconds or
> so quicker than todays fast vintage cars. It lapped the other GT-1 car
> and took the checker before the smaller Production cars had run half the
> race distance. I do not recall anyone protesting, which was a surprise.
> That kind if thing alone should keep them in their own groups.
>
> Bill
>
> On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 13:12:50 +0000 fpspitfire@insightbb.com writes:
> > Chris...
> > No they aren't...Full cages became required about '96 because of an
> > incedent
> > between a GT1 car and an H-Production car I believe. Now things are
> > little
> > different. Most production drivers of F/G/H boycott run groupings
> > which place
> > GT1/2 with them.
> >
> > I didn't see my response post yet...probably a good thing!
> >
> > aaron
> >
> > --
> > All the best
> > Aaron Johnson
> > #38 FP Spitfire Mk4 Southern Illinois Region SCCA
> > http://www.geocities.com/spitracer9
> >
> >
> > > Are simple roll bars behind the driver not allowed in SCCA?
> > >
> > > Chris
> >
> >
>
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