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Forced induction
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:45 pm
by jessecrash
Hi,
I am new to the sport and I plan on attending races this coming year. I am currently building a '04 Impreza, fully caged and to RA safety specs. What I was wondering is the classification of the car in the Hillclimb series? Being a rookie can I run forced induction? I know that I cant for Rally America. I would just prefer to be able to run a turbo. I raced motocross for years then got out and raced shifter karts for a couple years, this is the next step in progression I'd like to take.
Thank you,
Jesse
Re: Forced induction
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 8:38 pm
by Larson
Jesse, do you run RallyX with NER?
Re: Forced induction
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 8:52 pm
by jessecrash
No, i do not.
Re: Forced induction
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:58 pm
by walterclark
Yes you can run it with us . Probably in S1 or S3.
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Re: Forced induction
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 11:21 pm
by sdwarf36
Welcome Jesse.
On the front page of the website is the rules section-you can figure out what class you may be in. Pretty much whatever you build, we have a class for. Stone stock? You have the U class (unprepared). Modified but street legal (or pretty darn close)? you have SP (street prepared). You wanna stack one motor on top of another-each with twin turbos? You have the Prepared class.
All classes are just as fun!
Re: Forced induction
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 12:38 am
by Mopar 151w2
Re: Forced induction
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 7:15 am
by walterclark
I listed the Street Prepared class possibilities because a RA prepared car should meet the SP requirements. We usually do have a rally class as well - it has been a year-to-year agreement with RA and I havent heard anything about the upcoming season as yet - but because it has been considered a RA C1 regional event for points you have to meet all RA requirements for entry (car, driver and co-driver) and a driver with an RA Provisional license cannot compete in a turbo car. As John wrote, you can run such a car in the regular hillclimb classes as a NEHA rookie and we do not have any restrictions beyond having tires acceptable for the class, a valid state issued drivers license and attending the rookie orientation for each hill.
Re: Forced induction
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:47 am
by sachilles
Basically, if it's a 2.0 turbo, you'll be in SP3 most likely. If you have the 2.5 turbo, you'll be in SP1. If you have the naturally aspirated 2.5, you'll be in SP5.
I have the same basic car, and have been through all the calculations, and I'm quite confident that is how you will fall in class.