My first SCCA racecar was a ITS RX7. If you decide that you want an entry
level SCCA car, a RX7 spec car will cost about $5,000 to get on the track. The
most attractive part is that an engine will typically last multiple seasons and
overall, the car is low maintenance. Its a great car for someone who wants to
have a trouble free, non-DNF weekend with minimal hassles.
I have been tempted to turn my ITS RX7 into a EP car, so I find your comments
interesting.
It is true that rotary engines have considerable potential. But I also think
that the guys writing the specifications have dome a good job of controling
that potential so they do not blow away the other competitors.
Most of the guys who I previously raced with in ITS have changed over to
production classes because SCCA introduced some new cars which were
signifciantly
faster into IT. (Read front wheel drive Hondas lowered the track record by
over 2 seconds per lap in their first race). And i am pretty sure that many of
the ITS RX7 guyes would have stayed in ITS if the SCCA had not made them less
competitive.
In a message dated 10/24/2004 9:50:20 PM Pacific Standard Time,
gtlund@cyberspeedway.net writes:
Hardy hit the nail right on the head. The EP field is about 3/4
RX7s. Well why not you say. They are very competitive. They should be
since they are running with more carburetion and less weight than they
did in D Prod while all the other ex D cars were stepped on with less
carburetion and more weight when E & D were combined. The RX7s haven't
been doing their homework very well because they should have won the
runoffs by now. Anybody remember how fast Bill Van was in his DP RX7 in
the eighties?
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