SCCA Solo Events Board Approves Electric Vehicle Provisional Class

I'm going to predict some flaw that nerfs the Tesla a lot. 
Also, LOL. They listed the Tesla models so they say sexy

It's all fun and games until a rule is passed that reclasses subscription based vehicle aids. Then BMW drivers also become miffed. 

I for one welcome our new RC ProAm overlords.

In reply to captdownshift (Forum Supporter) :

Lmfao man. True

Street Touring EV.  Sounds like a cool class, esp. for the M3 Performance.

lol Bolt and Leaf.  Talk about bringing a knife to a gunfight.

In reply to ProDarwin :

There's a handful of people that autocross their Bolt to major success. Don't count the Bolt out. 

The Leaf, on the other hand...

hunter47 said:

In reply to ProDarwin :

There's a handful of people that autocross their Bolt to major success. Don't count the Bolt out. 

The Leaf, on the other hand...

Not running heads up against a M3P though. In stock form the bolt is an underdog HS car, the M3P is realistically an AS car. That's a big difference to start with, I have to imagine the M3 can fit a bunch more wheel and tire under it than the bolt, much bigger aftermarket for suspension parts, etc.

In reply to ProDarwin :

Seems more like bringing a banana to a gun fight!

It seems to me that mode of propulsion is not sufficient for determining classification. 

It is kinda funny that this class exists because the EVs were beating up on the ICE cars, not to give them a place to play where they can be slow without being embarassed. My, how things have changed.

In reply to Keith Tanner :

Likewise, look at the Pikes Peak records. 

Yeah, we thought that Loeb run was going to stand for years. It was so much faster than anything that had been done before and now it's been completely demolished.