I went to the local circle track Saturday night and they have a "strictly stock" class that looks like a blast! There were about 25 cars and even a minivan! The rules are very simple. The car must be 100% factory stock as far as drivetrain, suspension and tires. No V-tec. 4 and 6 cylinders only. A couple of cavaliers and a civic appeared to be the top dogs. What would you choose and why? I'm kind of eyeing a z24 Cavalier on the craigslist now. Strictly stock rules
Top dog when there was a track around here, was a Pinto and a 80s rabbit. They traded top spot back and forth regularly.
That was a lot of years ago.
I would have loved to run, but by the time I could afford to, the track was closed. 
Intrgra, Civic, Neon, Focus are the hot ones around here. We are allowed suspension upgrades, no engine mods. Double A arm Hondas handle best, Neon and Focus make horsepower.
Two liter limit here.
I've wanted a reason to buy a civic hatchback for years. Which models make the most power? Again, no vtec allowed.
This is Funny but just as I was going to answer an OLD Columbo TV show was on and in the Magic act the man pulled a ..................Rabbit....... out of the Hat. Had you said rwd Pinto or Celica would be my answer.
Here it is auto trans only and the hot setup is Chevy Barretta with the 3.1L V6
Lof8 wrote: I've wanted a reason to buy a civic hatchback for years. Which models make the most power? Again, no vtec allowed.
VR6 Corrado/Golf/Jetta. Good torque, and you can dial in plenty of negative camber on the outside front with the stock bolts.
I blinked and answered "Neon", I thought I'd blow their mind
Did someone say Neon?
Knurled wrote: I blinked and answered "Neon", I thought I'd blow their mind
I've asked so many questions, which answer should I choose? Is this simply paranoia, or just existential blues?
I was going to say Jbody, especially if they're already doing well there.
Mid 90s Prelude non Vtec with the 2.3. Lots of torque, good suspension design, basically worthless otherwise
Sonic wrote: Mid 90s Prelude non Vtec with the 2.3. Lots of torque, good suspension design, basically worthless otherwise
Didn't those years have 4 wheel steering? I love their shape but not sure if want that added complexity.
Neon seems like the best answer to me. Light, pretty powerful, easy to find, and cheap, cheap, cheap.
Only a few preludes had 4ws
No question. 2.2 liter Cavalier. Parts are plentiful in junkyards since General Motors built a gazillion of them. They are relatively light. And there is a huge bit of information on the internet on building a stock Cavalier oval track car.
That being said I wonder whatabout a 4 cylinder or V6 short wheel base regular cab mini truck would do? Might be fun
RevRico wrote: I was going to say Jbody, especially if they're already doing well there.
Those and escorts are what they ran in mn.
Infiniti G20?
I'm trying an Integra next, motor on the left.
No liter limit? Try Nissan stanza. Decent suspension, and a torquey motor.
We have a very well developed hornet class. The fast cars have always been integras, preludes and 240's. Civics are good but not quite enough power. Neons and Cavaliers never do that well for some reason.
There must be some additional rules. At the very least a weight to displacement formula. When we raced pintos 20+ years ago you had to weigh one pound per CC
As has been alluded, scope enough at the track and talk to drivers about how much contact there is. Early Prelude would be cool but if you are needing a steady supply of fenders, J body or Neon.
Don't do this to me....road racing is my first love, but a "bucket list" thing for me has always been to run an asphalt circle track at least just once. I don't have time or skill to build a car, so if I did it, I'd buy a car already race ready and passed tech at the track this season. Run it, beat it, wad it up and throw it out when I'm done. They seem to sell for well less than a grand on CL when I see them show up.
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