I attended my first ECTA event yesterday at Blytheville. To say I was interested in participating at some point would be an understatement.
I've been studying the online rules and have uncertainty in just what class my '89 Corvette might fall into. I thought the Production /PRO class might be it, but then I see the /GT class and wonder if that's it. My car is stock and I have no thoughts of significant modifications like replacing the original engine with an LS3 or any other engine swap. That's where the confusion comes in.....about engine swaps and just what constitutes that. The LS engines are vastly different from the engine in my '89 Vette, but the /GT rules read to me like it would perhaps be an acceptable engine in that class. On the other hand, the /PRO class seems like it might be an appropriate class but it specifies a 4 passenger car, if I read it correctly, and that would kick out any Vette.
Now, just to clarify, I have no intentions to pour massive amount of money into my car. I'd be racing mostly for the fun of it and doubt my car would ever be a contender to hold any record. However, I'd have second thoughts about bothering to prep my Vette for LSR if it fell into a class that allowed modifications so that my car couldn't even run within 15-20% of the record. I intend to continue using it pretty much in it's stock configuration on the streets, but of course comply with safety requirements; ie: belts, seat, roll bar, and whatever other equipment it would take to comply for a particular class.
I'd appreciate some input from someone who has had a similar situation or has a good understanding of the "spirit" of the rules.
Thanks
Lynn