SCCA Adds Open Classes to All Rallycross Events

Ed
By Ed Higginbotham
Apr 5, 2018

The SCCA‘s rallycross board just approved two new classes for all of their events nationwide. Open Category Rear-Wheel Drive and Open Category All-Wheel Drive will be added to catch all cars who exceed the Modified class rules. This means dune buggies, sand rails, kit cars and other custom-built machines will now be allowed to compete.

The new category’s entire ruleset can be reviewed here.

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Wiscocrashtest
Wiscocrashtest New Reader
4/5/18 2:44 p.m.

yes

Driven5
Driven5 SuperDork
4/5/18 3:08 p.m.

Engines restricted to production automotive based and no more than 4 cylinders...Interesting choice for an 'open' class.

thatsnowinnebago
thatsnowinnebago GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
4/5/18 4:02 p.m.

Is this the class that caused much gnashing of teeth a couple of weeks ago? Something like how it really only fits open-class rally cars or something?

Kreb
Kreb GRM+ Memberand UberDork
4/5/18 4:18 p.m.
Driven5 said:

Engines restricted to production automotive based and no more than 4 cylinders...Interesting choice for an 'open' class.

Disappointing. The bureaucrats win again. But wait, they mention chain drive. So can someone explain the logic here? 

rslifkin
rslifkin SuperDork
4/5/18 4:46 p.m.

I'm pretty sure it's "build whatever you want as long as it's not stupidly overpowered because rallycross isn't a 100mph sport"

Driven5
Driven5 SuperDork
4/5/18 5:10 p.m.
Kreb said:
Driven5 said:

Engines restricted to production automotive based and no more than 4 cylinders...Interesting choice for an 'open' class.

Disappointing. The bureaucrats win again. But wait, they mention chain drive. So can someone explain the logic here? 

Just in case somebody decides to build their own Frazer-Nash 'chain gang' transmission?

Toyman01
Toyman01 GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
4/5/18 6:30 p.m.

I love the way the SCCA does "Open" class. frown

FPZguy
FPZguy New Reader
4/5/18 6:37 p.m.

LOL - so is that "Sorta Open"????

EvanB
EvanB GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
4/5/18 6:40 p.m.
rslifkin said:

I'm pretty sure it's "build whatever you want as long as it's not stupidly overpowered because rallycross isn't a 100mph sport"

If you want to build something stupidly overpowered just run in Mod. 

rslifkin
rslifkin SuperDork
4/5/18 6:43 p.m.

In reply to EvanB :

Exactly!  You can have ludicrous power or ludicrous everything else, but not both. 

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