[Excaliber]

I was running BSP here in Hawaii also. 240Z's made up almost the entire class. Also this class was consistently faster than ANY other class of cars, in Hawaii that is.

In the "A", AP and ASP class cars would be the M-Roadster (M3 souped up), Z06, Porsche, etc. According to the SCCA rule book of LAST YEAR all Cobra replicas were placed in the "A" class.

As I could easily beat the "local" competition in the A class I was "down sized" by "popular demand" into BSP where the competiton would be more equal.

I never had a prayer in ANY class UNTIL I put on some Auto-X race tires, changed the springs (lowered the car), and made some pretty heavy modifications on the suspension settings. This made the car "hell" to drive on the street but,,,,,, WOW! What a HUGE difference on the track! There were only TWO cars after that I had to worry about. A full race prepared 240Z and a full race Datsun 510.

Late model Camaros WITH race tires were no problem at all! Z06 and M3's with STREET tires didn't have a chance. A LOT of it comes down to two things:

1. Tires!
2. Driver!

Are you willing to let it "all hang out", "get serious" and "risk" damaging your car? DON'T DO THAT YOUR FIRST YEAR! But at some point, you will have to if you want to "place" decently in the standings.

Ernie