Sounds like
this might better meet your wants. I'm debating whether to do the two that are going to be near me. With my RX-8 set up to limits (or near them) of the SCCA SII Stock rules, I'll have just enough points to bump myslef into a class where I'd be competing with rally cars (STi/Evo) that can legally adjust their boost. What's the point? :dunno:
Like pretty much all sorts of motorsports, not every eligble car out there can be competitve. There can only be a limited number of classes and some cars just aren't going to be a good fit in any of them. Point level systems border on silly, IMO, for any serious level of competition. If the SCCA went to such a system, people would still b:tch and moan about how their cars and their competitiors cars are classed at the basic level AND they'd start bitching about point levels. Some cars will respond to certain mods a hell of a lot better than others. The serious competitors will use the new rules to their advantage. In the end, everyone will still have the same things to b:tch about that they have today plus a whole lot more. Most classes will still have a dominating car or two along with a bunch of unhappy people in also rans.
The Z3 1.9 can be run in STS2 (thanks, TeamM3

). Most (all?) 3ers can be run in STX. The E30 M3 can run in STX. The E36 M3 can run in STU.
After three years of doing this and making the jump to a semi-serious National effort this year, I've figured out a few things.
1) If you want to be serious, be serious. That means choosing a car for its competitive potential and being prepared to sell and replace with something different if the class makeup shifts.
2) If you don't want to be serious, don't sweat the small sh:t. If you're not serious about making an effort to do well against the best drivers that are driving the best cars in class, why worry about classing at all? Driver skill is going to be the determining factor 99% of the time.
3) Once you make your decision about being serious, stick with it. You will only upset yourself if you change mid course.
WileECoyote said:
True, they don't, but the should actually readjust based on scoring. The real problem is that the SP classes are too broad in what's allowed, so basically, if you go to an SP class, you really have to do everything to your car that's allowed, and that's a lotta bucks. Most BMWs also don't fit into the Street Touring classes, unless you autocross in an M BMW, it's not worth it.
Hell, a few years ago I autocrossed an e46 328i and I was classed in BS with Miatas. WTF is up with that???
NJ CCA Chapter uses the Boston Chapter's classifications. They set up a points system for all Beemers (I know, that's what I prefer to use), and then there are additions for each mod. From there, the score is tallied and it determines your class. Non Beemers use SCCA ratings, and all of 'em are Paxed for the winner.
Of course, it requires people to be honest about their mods, but our chapter is friendly enough that it's never really a problem (except for that e30 with the M motor last year

)