New AutoX Category Aimed at Muscle Cars (2014)

[307 Regal]

For anyone interested, there seems to be a new regional category called Classic American Muscle (CAM) for SCCA autocross this year. This class is mostly aimed at getting people with cars like ours to participate in the action. So far, there are very few solid restrictions. Must be a domestic, front-engine, rear-drive, insured, street-legal, minimum 3000lb, "finished-interior" car. And tire treadwear rating has to be 200 or higher (numerically). That's mostly it. No restrictions on year, drivetrain, suspension, brakes, electronics, or steering. That's a little uncommon in the world of autocross when you're not talking about fully-prepped racing machines.
Now like I said, it's a regional class so every region might have a slightly altered rule set for the class, but if you've been thinking about weaving through some cones in your g-body, muscle car, hot rod, or new Mustang/Camaro/Challenger, then this might be an interesting year to do it.
You can read the full article here:
http://www.solomatters.com/introducing- ... muscle-cam

It's a little unbalanced right now since (as far as I know) a stock '75 Nova could end up racing a tuned Solstice GXP, but I'm more so hoping that this new class will just improve attendance from the classic car demographic. At most events I'm all by myself in a sea of Miatas with no one to relate to. :lol:

 

[liquidh8]

Looks cool, too bad there is never nothing close to NE PA. Sometimes Jersey.

 

[307 Regal]

Looks cool, too bad there is never nothing close to NE PA. Sometimes Jersey.

If you're curious, take a look through this:
http://www.scca.com/about/?cid=44660&r=ne
It's a map of the Northeast Region. Under that is a list of all the Northeast Region sub-region websites. In those, you can find out where they do their Solo events. (Solos are usually what the SCCA calls their autoX events.) For instance, I took a look at the Northern New Jersey Region and it looks like they do their solos at MetLife Stadium.
The two locations in my region aren't too close either. One's a half hour drive; the other is an hour 45.

 

[liquidh8]

Thank you for the tip, I'll have to filter through the site and see what I can find. 😀

 

[1evilregal]

I've got a few friends that are heavily involved in the scca, will have to have them check into any events here in the southeast. thanks for the thread!