So, I'm thinking when we go "live" with this thing I'm going to start off really simple so we can all get really comfortable with the in's and out's of parity and also attract some new drivers. Rather than having a set "approved" list of cars I'm just going to break them into categories and anything that fits the category will be eligible. I'm thinking the categories/classes will be something like this:
High Power Street RWD (any FR, MR, or RR street car that's over 450pp stock)
Low Power Street RWD (any FR, MR, or RR street car that's under 450pp stock)
High Power Race RWD (any FR, MR, or RR race car that's over 450pp stock)
Low Power Race RWD (any FR, MR, or RR race car that's under 450pp stock)
Street FF (any FF street car)
Race FF (any FF race car)
(I don't think there's enough range in FF cars to have high and low power categories, but I could be wrong)
Street AWD (any AWD street car)
Race AWD (any AWD race car)
(I don't think there's enough range in AWD cars to have high and low power categories, but I could be wrong)
High Power Vintage Street (any street car pre-1980 over 450pp)
Low Power Vintage Street (any street car pre-1980 under 450pp)
(I think we can probably mix all drivetrains with the vintage cars, most are going to be rwd of some fashion. But if they need split out by drivetrains we can do that. Wit mixed drivetrains like this we'd probably do a mini rolling start to minimize differences off the line)
High Power Vintage Race (any race car pre-1980 over 450pp)
Low Power Vintage Race (any race car pre-1980 under 450pp)
These are just off the top of my head so I haven't gone through my garage to figure out what would fit where. And I'm not sure that 450pp would be the best cut-off, just using that as an example for now, but seems like that would be a good line in the sand. And people could tune the car so it goes a little over 450pp if necessary, that number is just more of a guideline for making a selection. To quote a wise man "There's no way to upgrade a Miata to run against an SLS", so having some kind of guideline would prevent that situation.
As we all get more comfortable with the formula and we get some more people hooked on the concept we can branch out to more involved themes with "approved car lists" or whatnot. But going with the broad categories, I think, will make things a little easier for me to organize and easier for everyone to get onboard with.
If anyone is interested we can get to testing some low-power FR street cars this weekend and maybe do some races on Sunday. I'll be on later this evening to start sorting some of this stuff out and finding a track/targets. Feel free to join if you see my room open, BYOB.
