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This is my apology to mustang and camaro fans. Like I said, I am not against these cars, and I always have said that they make a crapload of power. But I came up with an idea to check out the stock vs modified imports vs domestic idea. The most recent issue of Grassroots motorsports came out and they listed all of the top cars and times for the solo 2 nationals. For each class, cars all can only be modified to the sames standards. For instance, stock allows new tires, new struts, front roll bar, and brake pads. Here are some examples of stock cars and their top times on the course.
super stock
02 corvette zo6 113.04
03 corvette zo6 113.048
b stock
01 honda s2000 113.921
00 honda s2000 113.493
c stock
99 mazda miata 107.798
99 mazda miata 109.441
d stock
03 bmw 330ci 118.062
01 acura integra type r 118.346
f stock
95 chevrolet z-28 109.497
89 chevrolet 350 iroc-z 109.863
g stock
01 toyota celica gt 112.963
85 honda crx si 113.828
Holy crap! the only cars the 8 and 15 year old pony cars did not beat were the mazda miatas. How does an old pony car beat a new corvette zo6 with the same potential level of preparation?
Moving to the prepared classes. Again, same potential level of preparation for each car.
b prepared
87 mazda rx7 turbo 106.38
87 mazda rx7 turbo 110.024
c prepared
88 ford mustang 102.66
93 ford mustang 102.766
e prepared
86 honda civic 101.847
85 honda civic 102.79
even in the modified classes, the cars were competitive with other models out there.
So again, mea culpa. These numbers show that the domestic v8 can match on a course that requires acceleration, handling, and braking.
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