gtfour77
06-15-2010, 12:43 PM
June 2010 FastTrack:
STREET PREPARED
- The following listing change has been recommended by the SPAC and is published here for member comment:
- Move from BSP to ASP: Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII and Evo IX .
Per the SPAC: The committee puts forth this proposal based on member feedback from other car re-classification
proposals that were largely triggered by requests to reclassify cars currently deemed uncompetitive in BSP. As a
result of those proposals, the membership has voiced a concern about reshuffling most of the SP category due to “the
domination of the Evo in BSP”. The SPAC has taken this feedback seriously and would like to provide some of the
thinking behind this latest proposal.
1) BSP numbers have been on the decline since the Evo was added to BSP.
2) Without the EVO in BSP, the class has a widely diverse set of cars that have proven to be popular cars in Stock
classes and even in BSP prior to the Evo. All indicators would show that BSP without the Evo would be a very
strong and diverse class.
3) Since boost restrictions were lifted and E85 is more prolific, the performance of the Evo has increased more so
than any other car in BSP. Power output now is reported to be somewhere near the 400whp range.
4) AWD cars are already in ASP and course/weather dependencies haven’t shown a strong preference toward them.
That said, regardless of class the Evo will likely be near the top if it rains. Classing the Evo should not be done
solely for concern with regards to weather.
5) While “spec” classes have proven to be successful (Miata in CSP for example), the numbers of Evos that have
shown up at Nationals have been comparatively low.
6) An AWD-only SP class is not a viable option as the Evo would still be the top car, and numbers of cars at nationals
indicates that this class would not survive.
STREET PREPARED
- The following listing change has been recommended by the SPAC and is published here for member comment:
- Move from BSP to ASP: Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII and Evo IX .
Per the SPAC: The committee puts forth this proposal based on member feedback from other car re-classification
proposals that were largely triggered by requests to reclassify cars currently deemed uncompetitive in BSP. As a
result of those proposals, the membership has voiced a concern about reshuffling most of the SP category due to “the
domination of the Evo in BSP”. The SPAC has taken this feedback seriously and would like to provide some of the
thinking behind this latest proposal.
1) BSP numbers have been on the decline since the Evo was added to BSP.
2) Without the EVO in BSP, the class has a widely diverse set of cars that have proven to be popular cars in Stock
classes and even in BSP prior to the Evo. All indicators would show that BSP without the Evo would be a very
strong and diverse class.
3) Since boost restrictions were lifted and E85 is more prolific, the performance of the Evo has increased more so
than any other car in BSP. Power output now is reported to be somewhere near the 400whp range.
4) AWD cars are already in ASP and course/weather dependencies haven’t shown a strong preference toward them.
That said, regardless of class the Evo will likely be near the top if it rains. Classing the Evo should not be done
solely for concern with regards to weather.
5) While “spec” classes have proven to be successful (Miata in CSP for example), the numbers of Evos that have
shown up at Nationals have been comparatively low.
6) An AWD-only SP class is not a viable option as the Evo would still be the top car, and numbers of cars at nationals
indicates that this class would not survive.