But this proposal #6 should die on the vine. This is the most asinine proposal in the entire list (and yes, I have read them all). For the unenlightened, and from his/her proposal this includes the author, #6 seeks to eliminate all 964 variants from “K” class. This would impact: Turbo Look, Speedster, America Roadster, the one and only Carrera Cup car in our zone, and of course, the RS America.
Let us look at the flawed rationale; following is quoted from the proposed rule change:
Rationale -
…It is simply not fair to list all of these cars in one class when they vary so greatly from one another. These cars vary in weight by over 400 pounds, while others have wider wheels and tires, many with turbo brakes and increased track. There are no less than 3 separate rear spoiler options for these cars. The only fair solution is for all of these factory modified cars to take points for any additions beyond a base model 964.
These cars are already taking points for the items that are truly performance enhancing equipment. Weight? Yup. Wider wheels/tires? Yup. As for turbo brakes and increased track, how many cars are we attempting to police with this rule??? One, two? And of those, how many are trying to run in Street Stock?
The rear spoiler comment really gets my goatee. When someone can show me wind-tunnel-tested evidence that there is a significant enough performance gain from the RS tail versus the popup stock tail that would offsets the significant weight that the RS tail adds that would necessitate taking points…when that day comes…I will shave my goatee.
