Post by Keith Tanaka on Dec 30, 2015 14:29:33 GMT -8
After the Dec. 20th races, a committee meeting to discuss rules changes for 2016 resulted in the following proposed changes:
1. GTP rule for rear spoiler attachment: At least one half of the rear spoiler must extend beyond the rear portion of the body (or be similar to the real race car wing mounting). This change is intended to retain as much of the real car's appearance and also reduce any advantage by mounting the spoiler directly over the body. The black car in the lower right of the photo below is Jay Henry's GTP. Jay has an ingenious method of mounting the rear wing thus retaining the "scale" appearance of the wing. Jay uses a magnet to hold the wing in place. During a hard crash, the wing detaches to prevent damage and is easily remounted because of the magnet. I encourage others to try Jay's magnet wing mount idea (for GTPs which have the rear spoiler mounted rearward and above the car body) as it works great and the car looks like the real race car. By the way, Jay won the Dec. 20th GTP/NASCAR race with this car, so the wing mount did not affect his winning performance. The black car and the white car on the left (in the photo below) are legal as the rear wing mounting meets the new rule change for wing mounting.
2. WRC: tire width (front and rear) cannot exceed the body width (wheel well area). Current rule has a tire width limit of 2.800".
3. 3 C's: use lap differential for "hardtop" vs. "convertible" 3 C's. Currently convertibles (i.e., corvettes) have a slight advantage over hardtop 3 C's (as far as total laps are concerned). Using a lap differential will eliminate this advantage.
4. '46-'56 and '57-'79 classes will be changed to 40's-50's and 60's-70's classes. This is similar in concept to our current 80's-present NASCAR class. The maximum width (chassis/tires) of these classes will be 3.000" as long as the side body panels do not exceed vertical. Also,
the tire widths (front and rear) will be 3.000" max. and cannot extend beyond the body (when viewed from above). The 40's-50's and 60's-70's classes will remain as "inline" cars only.
5. FPS (foreign production sports) will include the rear engine Porsche 911's. Variations of the 911 will be allowed only after committee approval. Approved versions of the 911 will be included in the FPS approved body list (to be posted soon).
Although the FPS class is mainly for front engine foreign production sports cars, mid-engine and rear engine cars can be submitted to the hardbody committee for approval. It was decided that the Porsche 911's are the essence of foreign production sports cars. Specific mid-engine and rear engine cars will only be allowed when approved by the hardbody committee and listed on the FPS approved body list (to be posted soon).
1. GTP rule for rear spoiler attachment: At least one half of the rear spoiler must extend beyond the rear portion of the body (or be similar to the real race car wing mounting). This change is intended to retain as much of the real car's appearance and also reduce any advantage by mounting the spoiler directly over the body. The black car in the lower right of the photo below is Jay Henry's GTP. Jay has an ingenious method of mounting the rear wing thus retaining the "scale" appearance of the wing. Jay uses a magnet to hold the wing in place. During a hard crash, the wing detaches to prevent damage and is easily remounted because of the magnet. I encourage others to try Jay's magnet wing mount idea (for GTPs which have the rear spoiler mounted rearward and above the car body) as it works great and the car looks like the real race car. By the way, Jay won the Dec. 20th GTP/NASCAR race with this car, so the wing mount did not affect his winning performance. The black car and the white car on the left (in the photo below) are legal as the rear wing mounting meets the new rule change for wing mounting.
2. WRC: tire width (front and rear) cannot exceed the body width (wheel well area). Current rule has a tire width limit of 2.800".
3. 3 C's: use lap differential for "hardtop" vs. "convertible" 3 C's. Currently convertibles (i.e., corvettes) have a slight advantage over hardtop 3 C's (as far as total laps are concerned). Using a lap differential will eliminate this advantage.
4. '46-'56 and '57-'79 classes will be changed to 40's-50's and 60's-70's classes. This is similar in concept to our current 80's-present NASCAR class. The maximum width (chassis/tires) of these classes will be 3.000" as long as the side body panels do not exceed vertical. Also,
the tire widths (front and rear) will be 3.000" max. and cannot extend beyond the body (when viewed from above). The 40's-50's and 60's-70's classes will remain as "inline" cars only.
5. FPS (foreign production sports) will include the rear engine Porsche 911's. Variations of the 911 will be allowed only after committee approval. Approved versions of the 911 will be included in the FPS approved body list (to be posted soon).
Although the FPS class is mainly for front engine foreign production sports cars, mid-engine and rear engine cars can be submitted to the hardbody committee for approval. It was decided that the Porsche 911's are the essence of foreign production sports cars. Specific mid-engine and rear engine cars will only be allowed when approved by the hardbody committee and listed on the FPS approved body list (to be posted soon).