Hello Steve,
Thanks for your response ...
Yes, my center of interest are with the
IROC cars and if you could remember - for some reason or the other I was the prime mover planning these classes and of course was done over time with limitless help from you and others.
Here are the RPM ratings for these classes and the average lap times they each carry:
- 1. Porsche 997 .......... 21K rpm / 7 second lap times
2. Lambo Gallardo ..... 25K rpm / 6 second lap times
3. Ferrari F430 .......... 20K rpm / 7 second lap times
4. BMW Mini ............. 18K rpm / 8 second lap times
5. Nissan GT-R ......... 26K rpm / 6 second lap times
6. SGTC .................. 18K rpm / 8 second lap times
The last time the SGTC cars raced was five (5) months ago
(Race Report #194/June '15) and the next time its due for racing is January 2016 which will now make it seven (7) months ... I am mentioning this because on examining the stock rubber tyres back then - noticed they were looking sort of dried out and breakable - which you, me or anyone else will know its just a matter of time they go on silicones and just like how it happened with the other
IROC (PC, FTC, MC & NSS) classes.
The chart above is indicating 8 sec. lap times with SGTC cars and with silicones tyres and maybe the 21K rpm motors - lap times could very well be 7 seconds.
So I am just being proactive with this upgrade and feel they will still provide good close racing ... for all racers alike.
Luke