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Watch a GT-R and a Bugeye Sprite rip slaloms and meet a girl who can outdrive you in this newest video from the SCCA Solo crowd!
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So power not as important here? They all seem stable N precise.
Handling triumphs power. That’s why a Lotus Elise is in the same class as a Corvette Z-06.
Precision is key as being off the cones by a foot compared to the competition will yield dramatically different results. The best have the ability to run over the base of be cones without moving it from it’s box.
That’s an argument we often get into over slaloms… our judges are too damn strict… kiss the cone and it’s a penalty. I’ve always felt that as long as it’s still standing in the same place, no harm, no foul.
SCCA puts a box around each cone. Rule is:
Knock it over – two seconds
Move it out of the box but still standing – 2 seconds
Move it, but it stays standing and any part of the base is touching the box – No Penalty
I have seen a formula car kick a cone up in the air and have it land standing in the box.
Gearheadian is definitely one of my favorite English dialects…right up there with TheWirese and Deadwoodian.
How would a Neon or NG900/9-3 go in this kind of stuff?
The other I can think of is a mid 90’s Lancer.
Neons have been national champions in multiple classes. Don’t think I’ve ever seen a Saab at an autocross that wasn’t a Sonnett.
Back in the day when Chrysler was paying some serious contingency money (upwards of $10K for an overall Pro Solo season championship.) it was not unusual to see 20-30 Neons at National Level events.
Even now, if you could find a decent DOHC first gen ACR, you could probably do fairly well in it at the local level and if you’re good enough, at the National level in SCCA events.
Non-turbo Lancers run in the same class as normally aspirated Mini’s, Mazda3’s, SVT Focus, and others. In other words, they are good trophy fodder.