Topic: Winter 2011 Season ideas for a class of cars to run.
Hi all,
Some update on next season. Greg is trying to see if he can get a sponsor for a group of 6 cars to do an IROC style race.
I have looked at some sites and found that there is a lot of places to buy Porsche 956 or 962. The newer ones are suppose to have a better chassis. They are the 03F chassis, the C17A car and the TicTac car. These cars are called Group C cars and raced in the 1980's. But also in the group c class are Jags, Lancia, Mercedes Sauber and Mazda 787. Fantasy has a limited selection of the 956 and 962. But there is a wider selection of the other cars. You can go to other sites and ebay and amazon.com and there is an abundance of 956 and 962 cars available. The cars all seem to come with S2 silicone tires but Rico has the P6 tires which are better grip.
So my questions to you all is this:
1. Do you want to go with an IROC series if Greg's deal comes through?
2. Do you want to stick with the Porsche 956 and 962 cars only?
3. Do you want to open it up to all Class C cars as mentioned above?
4. Would you rather race a class like the NSR cars?
5. Other class of cars you would like to race?
Thoughts and concerns about the 5 choices. In order of least expensive to most expensive choices.
1. IROC: this would be the cheapest way to race for next season. There would be a fee for the cars as I don't think they will be donated. Not sure on the fee but I can almost bet you it will be cheaper than buying your own car and maintaining it. And all the cars are equal in the sense we would race them all. Downside: You don't race your own car and the deal may not come through, so it would be slightly higher in cost, probably still cheaper than owning your own car though.
2. Porsche 956/962 only: The chassis difference is suppose to make a difference in the way the cars run, so if you don't have this newer chassis, you would seem to be at a disadvantage. There are not many cars with these chassis so we all might be racing the same car. There are different body kits so we could customize our own cars with this chassis. This would cost more, but give us an unique car.
3. All class C cars: This opens up the field greatly and gives a wide variety to the type of cars we would be racing. But like most things, when one finds a certain style of car is much better than the others, most will want to buy that one too. If you have it, your set, if not and you want to be competitive, you would have to buy another car. This could get expensive. Other than that, I don't see much of a problem, but that is going to be a big issue.
4. NSR: These cars are the most expensive, but seem to run the best right out of the box. They are wicked fast and stick very good. Chances are you would not need another car but at $100 a car... If we find that one type of car is better than the others then you might want another car. Very expensive option to be competitive. Limited selection. Fantasy only has 2 styles of 917 cars. Ebay has the 917 and a Mosler maybe a Ford. I am not too familiar with this manufacturer so others can chime in. But from my initial search, it seems there is not much of a selection and they are expensive.
5. Got any ideas on a class to race next season? Now is the time to chime in. Make sure there are enough cars available as they work and can be maintained.
Please send me an email and let me know your thoughts. I welcome your input.
Randy
