Whiskey11
Kill ALL the Cones!
The thing is that "prepping to the max" in FS is really easy to do. The amount of things to do is tiny. Choosing between a front or rear swaybar, slotting the front struts, getting on the right tires and new wheels if you want to and then picking a catback exhaust. That's really about it and even the wheels and exhaust are diminishing returns for the investment.My personal opinion is that so much rules-lawyering and nitpickiness and building a car specifically to the top of a class takes a lot of the fun out of it. (it's also sad that the rules have to be enforced so much because people are so petty as to cheat.) I drive and compete for the fun of it, and winning is a bonus. If I'm not at the bleeding edge of modifications for whatever class I'm in, oh well, I just tighten the loose nut behind the wheel a little more. (granted, I usually end up doing pretty well, so don't have anything to grumble about, and it gives me a good excuse to not have won, lol...)
If there were two rule changes I think the SCCA should enact it'd be:
1.) Allowing camber plates on strut cars
2.) Allowing cars with staggered wheel setups to chose the SMALLER WIDTH of the two staggered wheels and run them square.
I can deal with the "balance" from having to chose between only a front or rear bar, but not being able to rotate tires on these cars without dismounting and remounting tires (an $80-$120 adventure depending on the shop) while having horrifying levels of outer shoulder wear due to lack of camber up front is one of the biggest reasons I'm not sad to be leaving FS.
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