Challenge Car running in other classes

[R Thomas]

I am new to these forms and FFR, as well as recently joining NASA. I plan on attending the Road Atlanta event in March to see some action first hand. I was sad to see that 21 days out there are no FFR Challenge entries. Which made me wonder if I do build a Challenge car and plan on running NASA in the southeast would the car be eligible to run in other NASA or other organizations classes.

[FFRSpec72]

When not running FFR class in NASA, I run both ITE and VP3 (SCCA Vintage)

[Gordon Levy]

You an also run ST-2 with NASA.

[mhoward1]

I am usually out there and I have three classes I run

FFR
ST3
and Outlaw Vintage 2.

I just haven't made it out the Road Atlanta this year, but soon.

[R Thomas]

Thanks Mr. Howard for the SCCA info might just see your at one of these events

[R Thomas]

Thanks again Gordon, I know we talked about some used Challenge racers earlier Still thinking I would like to build, Build School in May should make up my mind on that. Good to know there are other classes the car can run in.

[johngeorge]

Hello and welcome to the group R Thomas. Come to VIR March 20-22, me and a bunch of other FFR challenge cars will be there :)

As for running with NASA in other classes, I have run successfully in ST2 with just a change of tires to Hoosier A7 245/40/17 instead of the Toyo RR we run when FFR Challenge spec. If you look at the rules for ST2, its all about power/weight (8.0:1) with a bunch of adds/deductions to this to try to equalize the different cars hence they give you a break running skinny tires lowering the power/weight down to 7.7:1 which is more how our cars are 2463lb/320hp. The issue I have with ST2 class is its dominated by very slippery aero cars which a FFR Challenge car is not. Keeping up with those cars at tracks with long straights like Road Atlanta/Road America/WatkinsGlen/VIR causes some difficulties for us, but we can hold our own on the twisty tracks like MidOhio, Thompson, NJMP.

[R Thomas]

Sounds good to me hope I can clear that weekend out.