Cheapest "cars to have/setup" in SCCA Solo / autocross classes?

In reply to NickD :

Nice score.

In reply to Tom1200 :

I already told him if it starts costing him more money than planned to get it race-ready, I'll gladly buy the hardtop to put money back in the budget.

ProDarwin said:

-E-Street: How is the camber/tire wear on these?  I haven't autocrossed one since the change to 'street'

-G-Street: how is the Focus with respect to front tire wear?  Does it have camber?

-H-Street: too much rollover risk

-Solo Spec Coupe: What is the cost to get into one of these?  This is the most appealing car on this list.  New enough to comfortably daily, but on solid competitive footing - not about to be unseated by anything

-Street Touring Sport (STS):  these are old, often rusty, beasts but they trade hands for waaaayyyyyy less than it costs to build one.  Like $5-6k.  Definitely a great option if you find one for sale.

 

The only thing I could see unseating the BRZ/FR-S in SSC is if they eventually decided to let the 2017+ cars into the class. The newer cars have some very slight advantages (extra 5hp & slightly shorter final drive) that might give them a very slight edge. I don't think that will happen anytime soon, but it's a thought. I can't see them letting the 2022+ cars in for several years to come. 

I wrote this post before Nationals... apparently everyone that showed up to Nationals in GS didn't think the Focus ST was the car to have, as all but one trophy spot went to the Civic Si: http://sololive.scca.com/GS.php

HS runs today and tomorrow... it'll be interesting to see how the Fiesta ST and Civic Sport mix it up. 

roninsoldier83 said: HS runs today and tomorrow... it'll be interesting to see how the Fiesta ST and Civic Sport mix it up. 

I know Peter Ling, who is probably the best driver I personally know, ran the Fiesta ST, then went to an automatic Civic Sport in H/S and was still competitive at a national level. Now he's running the V6 Accord coupe, which is also a car capable of pulling off wins in H/Street

In reply to roninsoldier83 :

The focus st is I think the heaviest of the three (focus, gti, civic), has the narrowest wheels, and is the only one that doesn't have a real LSD. Pretty sure it fell out of favor a few years ago.