Hi guys, this is Alan, the other [and possibly better] half of Steve's friend Tom. The car is a buddy of mine's, whose wife wants it out of the garage after 11 years. i have a passion and past of Road Racing, and told my friend i'd take the car from him but it would most likely not resemble stock when i was done with it, as my initial plan was a Road/AutoX car. BUT, this weekend i had a thought about an LSR car, so i told Tom, and he said he thought the same thing! meaning: we're both nuts, we both want to waste money and act like children, or all of the above.
i tried to make some sense of the SCTA rulebook ('15), but got lost in technicalities. From my reading, it looked like the only class this '74 MGB convertible would fit into is the Grand Touring Sport, which i see has a record is set ~ 165mph. i don't mind speed at all, and have zero issues attempting this record as a person, but i HIGHLY doubt the MG would make that speed (or anything close) given the constraints of that GTS class.
So, as we're not [yet] keen to all the rules and caveats of classifications, what other classes could this little 2-seater fit into? if we're going to do this and attempt to be at all compeditive, i'm thinking we'll have to do heavy mods including frame, suspension, body, and aero... but even if we do that i don't want to get stuck in a class with 911's ~180-200mph with us still trying to get all the juice out of a <2.0L n/asp 4 cyl.
i just got this link so thought i'd introduce myself to you all. i appreciate the guys that asked us to contact them about the rules... give us a bit and we will.
regardless of the route we go with this car, i am totally jazzed to coming out there Sept'17 to learn more, see some nice machines, and meet some great people.
cheers,
alan