There are so many variables between the newer/older cars, pro-touring/race prepped pro-touring, that trying to seperate the competition into classes would not be easy.
I do like the fact that the late model cars are running with the pro-touring cars because it reminds us of how the DSE's, Ride-Tech's, Hotchkis's, etc's. engineering is helping our early model machines evolve into some serious contenders amongst the later model cars.
If it was me I would break the classes down to weight/power ratios, have 3 classes, and call it good at that. For example....say one guy is running a 3000 lb car with 480 hp to the rear wheels. That is about 6.25 lbs per each 1 hp. A 3700 lb car running 480 hp to the rear wheels would be 7.7 lbs per each 1 hp. Maybe having a 6:1-6:9 to one class, a 7:0-7.9:0 to one and a 8:0 and up class might help.
Tire width would be one that we should just have to deal with because adding that variable to weight/hp ratio would be very difficult to incorporate and probably create more classes and limit the cars in each class.
Just food for thought.
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Gaetano Cosentino
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