SCCA Time Trials - Trying to Figure Out Class

[240zip]

1971 240Z, 1" lowering springs, 15" street tires, Tokico 5-way, Toyota 4x4 brakes and drilled rotors, 2.8L NA engine with triple webers, headers, E31 head with mild port work and street cam, 5 speed transmission from a 280ZX, R180 LSD (from Subaru STi), no roll cage.

 

Would this land in B Street Prepared (BSP)? Do I need to get a roll cage, racing seat, harness, fire extinguisher, and window net? Is there a lower 'street' category that I could run in with my mods?

 

I'm not looking to be competitive, just want to go out for PDX and then do laps on SCCA sponsored days. Basically to learn and improve driving skills.

[johnc]

I'm not looking to be competitive, just want to go out for PDX and then do laps on SCCA sponsored days. Basically to learn and improve driving skills.

 

There are four levels to non wheel-to-wheel track events with SCCA:

 

No matter where you are as a driver, each of the four levels of the Time Trials will challenge you by meeting you at your skill level.

 

For those who have never sat behind the wheel while on a track, the PDX provides instruction in both the classroom and on the track, giving drivers the opportunity to improve their driving skills and increase their enjoyment of driving their street vehicle.

 

When you’re ready to race against the clock, Club Trials is ready for you. The second level of the program, Club Trials builds on the instruction you received in the PDX while allowing drivers their first chance at competing against time. Competition classes are formed (with both street and fully-prepared race cars), and winners are decided by fastest time around the course. Club Trials is your first real taste of motorsports competition and is the perfect appetizer before you move to Track Trials and Hill Climbs, the main courses of the Time Trials program.

 

Street cars no longer cut it at Track Trials. Only cars prepared for Road Racing or Solo events are allowed as speeds and intensity levels are higher. The tier-three program offers closed-course track time, with competitions again decided by fastest time around the course.

 

Did you know that your road racing vehicle likes to get away from the track sometimes? We did. That’s why SCCA made Hill Climbs the fourth and top level of the Time Trials program. There are no more fences and no more grandstands. Full safety gear is mandatory as it’s just you, your car and a mountain road. Hill Climb events are run on paved mountain roads over short distances, and in the true spirit of racing, fast time wins.

 

Each region does it a little differently so contact your local SCCA folks and see where you fit in. For PDX, there's no vehicle classing so just show up and have fun.