SCCA new PX class ?

[stonebridge20]

Um, have we done this one yet?

https://www.scca.com/articles/201327...ca-road-racing

[RussMcB]

Seems ridiculous. I can only guess someone with a Daytona Prototype convinced someone in SCCA that they had a lot of friends who would race with SCCA if only there was a class.

Having said that, I would like to see them race with us, but only if they are in the race group with GT-1 cars, not formula cars.

[EricP]

Now you can bring your Porsche 962! Super...

[iamuwere]

I almost want to buy a FV just to see what a test day is like with a DP roaring past me

[EricP]

I almost want to buy a FV just to see what a test day is like with a DP roaring past me

I ran SVRA at MidOhio last year with a very tired Pinto FC in the Wings and Slicks run group. It included Mansell's 1989 Ferrari F1 car, a 2000s Dallara F1 or F2 car, a Chevy Spice GTP car, and a modern GT40... not fun... but was an interesting way to see that Ferrari!

[jrh3]

I ran SVRA at MidOhio last year with a very tired Pinto FC in the Wings and Slicks run group. It included Mansell's 1989 Ferrari F1 car, a 2000s Dallara F1 or F2 car, a Chevy Spice GTP car, and a modern GT40... not fun... but was an interesting way to see that Ferrari!

.....and how many times did you get to see the back of the Ferrari?

[Peter Olivola]

This is an official communication from SCCA Road Racing in Topeka:

• • New Formula X (FX) and Prototype X (PX) classes will be created for inclusion in all Regional, Conference Majors and Hoosier Super Tour events.
    
    • Formula X (FX)
      
      • New class serving as a place for up and coming or sunsetting spec winged/open-wheel classes to have an entry point.
      • Classes/cars included in FX: FM, F4, USF2000
      • FX should be included in the Winged Open Wheel group. In instances where this is separated into two, it would be with FC, FE2, etc.
      • FX is eligible for the 2020 SCCA Runoffs but is on probation (must have 10 cars to crown a champion).
      
      
    • Prototype X (PX)
      
      • New class to provide an entry point into SCCA Road Racing for recent professional Prototype cars, including IMS, Grand-Am, ACO, etc.
      • Classes/cars included in PX: Daytona Prototypes Gen #1-3, Le Mans Prototypes 1-3; Daytona Prototype Int’l Le Mans Prototype Challenge; ASR
      • PX should be included in the Big Bore Closed Wheel group (GT1, etc)
      • While PX participants will race for event trophies and contingency awards at U.S. Majors Events, the class will NOT recognize a Conference Class Champion or a Hoosier Super Tour Points Champion (similar to how GTX treated).
      • PX is NOT eligible for the 2020 SCCA Runoffs.

• • Formula Mazda (FM) will be removed as a GCR recognized class and be incorporated into the Formula X (FX) class.

• • Formula B (FB) will be removed as a GCR recognized class and the FB spec line will remain classed in Formula Atlantic (FA) only.
  • Formula Enterprises (FE) will no longer a Majors or Runoffs-eligible class. Its status will change to a GCR-recognized Regional Only class. FE cars may run in FE2.
  • Summary of 2020 Hoosier Super Tour/Conference Majors class list:
    
    • AS, B-Spec, EP, F500, FA, FC, FE2, FF, FP, FV, FX, GT1, GT2, GT3, GTL, GTX, HP, P1, P2, PX, SM, SRF3, STL, STU, T1, T2, T3, T4

[RussMcB]

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PX should be included in the Big Bore Closed Wheel group (GT1, etc)

Oh, good.

Thanks, Peter.