mglobe

The rules committee has completed the 2010 996 Spec rules. You can see them at: http://www.996specracing.com/The_Spec.html

The big changes for 2010 are:

3.6L cars are now included in the Spec with a weight penalty

Minimum weight on 3.4l raised to 2850 lbs to make it easier (cheaper) to make weight. 3.6L cars carry a weight of 3040 lbs

Shock package changed to JRZ double adjustable non-remotes

Front and rear mono-ball camber plates allowed

Competitors are only allowed to use one set of tires per event.

Check out the spec web site, the forums, http://996spec.net/user/categories.aspx , and start building!

jsh

Do you have Joost on board yet??

TRT41

Mike thanks for the update...I will begin to throw $$$ at my 3.6l. Where did I put that damned TARP form?

JC3D

Next topic is when the texas vs socal showdown is going to happen?

mglobe

You mean the diving penguin?

mglobe

PCA club race March 19-21 at Texas World Speedway?

JC3D

We have a race at Spring Mountain in March, the weekend after that. I think that's the furthest east we get.

earlyapex

Where's Mooty?

mooty

was reading the new rules.
i am waiting for them to legalize my collection of street GT3's LOL.

CornerCarver

Smart move.

jakermc

Your GTB weights are lower. Do you plan to run the cars at lighter weights in 2010 until the class is officially recognized?

mglobe

When we increased the weight for spec, we also increased the ballast to 100lbs. That allows you to build a car that weighs 2750 and can run in GTB, or add 100lbs of weight, and run it in 996 Spec. I don't plan to bring my car down to 2750 since I'm so slow I can't be competitive anyway.

jrgordonsenior

Here's the weight dilemma.... I'm currently at 2790 on fumes with my 155lb. *** & gear onboard, no coolsuit. I have OEM glass front, rear, and quarters and could maybe save another 30lbs. replacing the glass with Lexan which is close enough to 2750. The problem is that Lexan is not 996 Spec legal for the windshield, only the rear and side glass. My NASA GTS3 weight is also 2750 which again I can get there but not without a glass hood or Lexan windshield. I could easily add 100 lbs. to meet the new 2850 minimum weight, but either my lexan or FRP hood would DQ me.

I believe the Rules Committee did a great job in wading thru all their options, but I think they missed the boat by raising the weight minimum and excluding the means necessary to run at PCA & NASA's minimum weight of 2750. As an alternative they could have left the weight at 2800 and offered the heavier drivers the means to get lighter via a Lexan windshield and/or FRP hood. I know it's a cost argument, but it's pretty inexpensive compared to all the other stuff we do to these cars. Heck I know Shields offers a group buy for Lexan and I'll bet Getty would too for hoods....

mglobe

John,

If swapping out the hood for will get you to weight for NASA, then just run a glass hood for NASA, and go back to metal for 996 Spec. We changed to a higher weight because people were having trouble making weight without going to additional expense. To a large exstent, a Spec class is about keeping build and running costs down.

techtrix

hey John, problem is that your a lightweight a lot of guys are 200+ lbs, so they will have trouble getting to 2800 lbs, so we decided that 2850 would be a good weight to acomidate all the driver sizes.
If you want to run 996 spec and other lighter classes as well, you could swap parts very quickly. FRP hood will save you about 20lbs, you can pop on FRP doors in less than a minute per side that will knock off 40 or so lbs, and pull the lead ballast out as well. Now your down to the 2700lb weigt you need to be for the other classes and it only took you 20 minutes to get there. If you wanted to run a lexan widshield as well, you can have the glass window un glued and attach it with tabs, so you can swap them out in minutes.