>SCCA is a very tough group to race with if you arent interested in trading paint.
There is another kind of racing??????
>Was just curious, with the large number of replicas, (Cobras, Lotus's, Jag's, Healy's, etc.) being built, I was wondering whether the SCCA might have responded with a new class.
The west coast regions have done just that, and are beginning to classify Cobras in Solo II as OSP (Other Streep Prepared) just to make them competitive. Better they run together than get consistently waxed by other cars. They are neither competitive on solo courses nor road courses unless they run together.
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