trackrat wrote on Oct 22
nd, 2011 at 10:02am:
There are Miata's that don't meet SM rules, and the cost to make them legal aren't in all racers budgets. Also, I would like to build an IP3 Miata next year and have my other Miata's run in SM.
my goal is to have as many of my cars running to take over the championship next season. I wanna be just like curt when I grow up! haha....
Tracey, under the current rules you have the following options with a Miata:
1.6L built to Spec Miata rules can be run in IP3 or SM
1.8L built to Spec Miata rules can be run in IP3 or SM
1.6L built to IP rules can be run in IP3
1.8L built to IP rules can be run in IP2
With the rule change, you would have the following options:
1.6L built to Spec Miata rules can be run in IP3 or SM
1.8L built to Spec Miata rules can be run in IP2 or SM
1.6L built to IP rules can be run in IP3
1.8L built to IP rules can be run in IP2
So the only difference is that a 1.8L Miata would no longer be able to race in IP3 when built to Spec Miata rules. Seeing how such a car is not competitive in IP3 anyway and already has a class for it in the same run group, I don't think that's a big loss.
If the general consensus is against changing this particular rule I'm fine with backing out of it. But I do feel that it's a rule that really doesn't have a place in the book, now that we have a separate SM class.