the car
I race in the sports car club of America (SCCA). The class is called proto-type 2 (P2). The car started out as a Sports 2000 in 1986 with a pinto engine and 4 speed. I think they were around 130 hp and weighed in about 1300# with driver. I converted it to a D sports racer in 2007. It has a Suzuki GSXR 1000 bike engine (160 hp), 6 speed chain drive without reverse and must weigh 900# with driver. Mine weighs 1180# with me in it. The tires are 13 x 7 front and 13 x 9 rear. Last year SCCA changed some rules and DSR became either P2 or P1. P1 allows more ground-effects and the use of carbonfiber. P1 cars are faster and cost more. The new rules for P2 are 1100# for my engine. My car is under powered, over weight and the driver is old and slow, but what a thrill. At Portland the track record is around 57 sec held by an indy car and the DSR record is 1.07. When I watched a trans-am race the top times were around 1.11. Now my best time at PRI is a much slower 1.22. It is fun to do track days with expensive road cars and be able to go faster. On youtube look at DSR racing you might enjoy the in car video.
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