Ever started out a Track Race Car build on a dare? Maybe it was from a bench racing session with a buddy, over a few beers. Maybe your existing car just doesn’t “fit the formula” that your favorite racing groups has for class rules. Maybe you think you can find a loophole to exploit, or just want to build a car to the minimum weight, maximize power, and run the bleeding edge limit on aero, tires, and suspension – but within a budget.
Sometimes you are so busy bench racing that a buddy finds you a free chassis for the car you have been dreaming up. That’s what happened here with our buddy Paul or Pontini Racing – he had been talking about an RX8 build for SCCA Max5 or Max4 Time Attack for so long that you found him a car, to see if he’d actually do it. And he did!
In this forum post we explore the ideas, the class rules in question, and even the three “Levels of Safety” that SCCA prescribes for their Time Attack series. We dive into two potential classes and 7 potential drivetrain swaps on this 2004 RX8 – and none of them involve the dreaded rotary (a seriously cool idea on paper, that never seems to work out as well on track).
If you have ever day dreamed about building the ultimate car for a given class – even one with rather mild limits – this forum build thread might be worth a read. And you can comment with your suggestions in the forum! Follow the instructions on how to sign up on the vorshlag forum and join in the discussions! We’ve had this forum up for 25 years and it is chock full of tech. Thanks for reading!