COM Sports Car Club

Hello, In 2019 we will continue to maintain the competition folder in Google Docs. The link to view class sheets, the rule book, proposed rule changes, and new cars for the year can be found here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=14KhVBgcoTQxUB6nA5zm1G-dHiJUV_i25. Please let me know if you have any ...

Hi guys. We took care of the points offline. The 2017 Civic Type R comes out to 78.1 points. It'll be in the 2020 Rule Book.

Hi Mick,

I agree. This post was from 2017. The rule passed and it was generic for all cars.

Rulebook Section: IV. 6. b. ii. Old Rule: All cars are factory- equipped with “DOT” (FMVSS 209) approved 3-point safety belts. These belts are considered the minimum protection for high performance driving. Factory belts may only be used with the stock seats. Replacement of the factory seats with an...

Old Rule: All convertible and open cars regardless of class. Convertibles may not use removable hardtops as a substitute for roll bars Proposed New Rule: Would like to request a change that factory hardtops are ok to use. At least for HPDE events. For example, my sister has a MR2 Spyder with a facto...

Proposed New Rule: Situation: A "new" member joins COM for a singular event and only runs that single event. (Clearly races with other organizations and has experience.) Has not had car weighed or provided dyno sheet etc. Their race placement should not be scored to affect the current comp...

It seems to me that as the rules stand there not enough compensation/penalties in regards to all the computer aids/nannies/HP of today’s regular automobiles, never mind the high performance version almost race factory cars with multiple levels of driving aids, making a low to mid-level driver look a...

Any amount underweight = 0.5 second penalty
Every 1% underweight = additional 1 second penalty

Example: A 3000 lb. car weighing in at 2997 lb. would incur a 0.5 second + 0.1 second = 0.6 second penalty
3000 lb. car weighing in at 2970 lb. would incur 0.5 second + 1 second = 1.5 second penalty

While there has been a lot of focus on the Touring Classes, which typically host most the majority of competitors, the Super Classes have gone largely untouched since they launched for the 2014 season. Now 5 years old, there are a few changes that could improve these classes: - Adjust Power-to-Weigh...

Old Rule: Front Passenger seat – must be an automotive seat, safely mounted, and suitable for an adult passenger; passenger seat may be removed when a “Petty Bar” is installed Proposed New Rule: Front Passenger seat - must meet the requirements for a seat that will be occupied as specified in sectio...

The entire point of developing the Touring Class system was to create an inclusive classing system so that the widest array of vehicles may compete in a controlled system by which relative performance advantages of different platforms are accounted for, and thus driver skill is the deciding factor i...

I suspect the 2015+ Mustang could overpower the competition if built to the limit of a class and driven well. The previous (non-IRS) model has a Subjective Performance Assessment of +0.0 (aka “Mustang penalty”), but the jump with the newer models is revolutionary. I believe the current assessment of...

Touring Class vehicles receive a Showroom Assessment, aka “base classing”, based on the vehicle’s power-to-weight ratio (using factory-advertised horsepower, torque, and curb weight specs). In addition, a subjective Performance Adjustment Factor is included. This adjustment factor compensates for an...

Touring Class vehicles receive a Showroom Assessment, aka “base classing”, based on the vehicle’s power-to-weight ratio (using factory-advertised horsepower, torque, and curb weight specs). In addition, a subjective Performance Adjustment Factor is included. This adjustment factor compensates for an...

Currently, the Hoosier R7 is at 6 points, the SM7 is at 5 points, and the A7 is at 10 points. Proposal 3: Change the R7 to 7 points and the A7 to 9 points Time differences on same track on same day twice this year (LCMT and NHMS) where I ran SM7 and R7 (both used fairly equally). R7 is 1.5 seconds ...