944Cup

The 2013 rules for the 944 Cup are posted:

http://www.44cup.com/official/944CupRules-2013.pdf

Technical compliance changes made for 2013 will be reflected by PCA in the SP2 and SP3 rules, HP limits excluded.

Significant changes include elimination of Cup class (SP2) Prep 2 classification, limitations on compression ratios for Cup class. Also, further definition has been provided for the rear wing for Super Cup (SP3). Minor minimum weight changes also made for Super Cup.

67King

I've a question on body modificatoins:

"Front fenders......can be replaced with identical parts of size .........Fenders can be flared front and rear."

Those two seem to contradict each other. Do you just mean the lips may be rolled, or are you allowing flaring to widen the fenders (which would mean new tire sizes and all the fallout from that - new wheels, springs, sway bars, etc, etc, etc.). I know that rule was put in place last year, but I've never been clear on it.

944Cup

Thanks for the good question. For Super Cup, the fenders may be flared, not just rolled.

gums

So, tires have to fit within the fenders, but you can flair them to do so.
Oh, boy....

Jeff951NJ

Frank that's good for you!!!! Your in the middle of doing body work anyway. Lol go wide!!!

gums

Good point! Back to the drawing board....

Ernie J

Frank, sharpen your pencil. I am ready.

gums

^^oh Jeez, just what I need!^^
-not skeered

Ernie J

Gone like the wind.

67King

Have to say I don't like it. Has the potential to get very expensive if it ends up resulting in going to wider tires.

gums

^^Yes, and some already have^^

67King

Yeah, I know. Chance I took when I decided to go SP3 route, rather than E. Basically just let me keep the car more simple and easy to work on by eliminating a lot of crap that isn't needed. I knew the wing was in there, but otherwise, it didn't really resemble a GT class set of rules. It was more like a stripped down E-stock class. This just makes it seem more like a pseudo-GT class. LIke I said, though, chance I took when I gutted teh car.

gums

SP3's are way better than E. Gutting the car makes a much better racer, and the more you gut the better it feels. Plus, brakes and tires last longer. Real race cars don't have carpeting.

67King

Oh, I know. Was at 2630 empty before my wreck, and that was with a glass windshield and all sheetmetal. I had gutted a LOT. So much easier to work on. When I drove my 968 at DE's to keep seat time, it felt like a truck.

944Cup

And you are correct about the direction of the class. We tried the stripped down E way for years with minimal car counts. Would have kept it that way if the car counts where there. But E class is so successful, there was little cross over.

The change to the GT way was done with the idea attracting more of the GTS cars to also race in Super Cup/SP3 class and improving the field sizes. Only time will tell if it was the right direction to take the class.