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Originally Posted by Rasta Monsta
Well, so don't do it. Also don't swap in a 951 radiator and external oil cooler, currently allowed. Hell, race on bone stock suspension. . .you can be as cheap as you wish.
However, I find it very hard to believe that a competitor running a coated header will be enough to make you throw in the towel, but. . .to each his own.
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Yes, thanks for making my point.
Add another $200 to the long list of upgrades already required to stay competitive in a STOCK racing class. In addition..... that is not actually what I said. If you are doing a rule change im sure that header coatings are not the only upgrade on the list. I was looking forward to racing in a class where the thickness of my wallet didn't affect results. This was that class. If they allow these changes (again I assume its more than header coatings) then you can count me out on principal alone. Stock indeed.
Or, you can go race in a class that already allows these upgrades and you can leave the spec class as what it was intended to be. Slap a cage in and run hard. I don't understand why this is not acceptable? How many of you spec racers break manifolds per year? Are we in danger of running out? Or is this what it appears to be. An attempt to gain a competitive edge against those who don't want to (or can't) install aftermarket upgrades to a car that runs in a stock class.
Either way. Im not trying to be a jerk. My opinion is that spec is just fine the way it is. If people want to run modified then man up or class up or however you want to say it. Spec is SUPPOSED to be low budget. Stop adding upgrades. Its expensive and counterproductive to the reason the class was started. Start your own class and call it not spec. But I will wait it out. If those who run the series feel that the spirit of the class has changed and they want to be another modified class then so be it but by doing so they are loosing at least 1 competitor. (Im thinking alot more)