Quick question, are buggies like the exovette legal for autocross and rallycross in the scca? I have a build in mind that would be similar but different.
Quick question, are buggies like the exovette legal for autocross and rallycross in the scca? I have a build in mind that would be similar but different.
Not rallycross, the rules say it must be recognizable as the car it started as. Also no tube frames allowed and you need to have a solid roof and arm restraints if no windows.
Depending on region they may let you run rallycross if you have a "roof" and arm restraints. Occasionaly a VW rail buggy runs with us with a plexiglass sheet for the roof and window nets.
For autocross, it would likely be fine. The class is impossible to guess until you have more details, but as long as it has 4 wheels and is reasonably safe, you'll be able to run in some class even if just "non-comp" for fun. Might need to be careful of a few details like height vs. wheelbase, tube diameter and wall thickness, just to be sure.
I recall reading recently that classing for the exocet in DM has been approved and will be published shortly in an upcoming fastrack.
EvanB wrote: Not rallycross, the rules say it must be recognizable as the car it started as. Also no tube frames allowed and you need to have a solid roof and arm restraints if no windows. Depending on region they may let you run rallycross if you have a "roof" and arm restraints. Occasionaly a VW rail buggy runs with us with a plexiglass sheet for the roof and window nets.
Rallycross is even stricter than just that: production vehicles only. If it's non-SCCA, it could fly with arm restraints and a full cage (as always, check with your local event organizer first), but any SCCA group that lets it go could permanently lose their ability to get sanctions and have any safety steward present lose their license.
Autocross? Go for it! Only main requirements are roll bar padding is required anywhere contact might be made, sufficient height of the roll structure, and I believe closed-face helmet without a windscreen.
In reply to Kylini:
I was considering an exovette as a production vehicle but you are correct.
ProDarwin wrote: I recall reading recently that classing for the exocet in DM has been approved and will be published shortly in an upcoming fastrack.
The Exocet and Exovette are two entirely different animals.
Vette:
Cet:
Doh! I just thought it was a weird typo.
Yes, I meant exo-vette. I have accepted the fact that this potential project will be way more ghetto than a real exocet.
gearheadmb wrote: Yes, I meant exo-vette. I have accepted the fact that this potential project will be way more **FUN** than a real exocet.
Fixed that for you.
Honestly, IDK why you would even WANT to do rallycross in anything other than an enclosed vehicle, lol....unless you like getting hit by rocks, mud, being rained on. etc..
irish44j wrote: Honestly, IDK why you would even WANT to do rallycross in anything other than an enclosed vehicle, lol....unless you like getting hit by rocks, mud, being rained on. etc..
irish44j wrote: Honestly, IDK why you would even WANT to do rallycross in anything other than an enclosed vehicle, lol....unless you like getting hit by rocks, mud, being rained on. etc..
I've done worse and called it fun. But Yeah, for science.
irish44j wrote: Honestly, IDK why you would even WANT to do rallycross in anything other than an enclosed vehicle, lol....unless you like getting hit by rocks, mud, being rained on. etc..
Someone who's never done it before.
I used to run windows down and arm restraints... it sucked! I gave up and would rather be sweltered than go through another run with mud streaming from my eyes after driving through my own dust cloud. And I've recorded 160 degree temps in the car (F, not C, I'm not that badass)
Be nice if the PO didn't yank the A/C out, but okay, can't have everything.
And then there was the time I was at a non-sanction rallycross and rode in an Accord that had no glass or even a roof. Wow that felt stupid.
RedGT wrote: For autocross, it would likely be fine. The class is impossible to guess until you have more details, but as long as it has 4 wheels and is reasonably safe, you'll be able to run in some class even if just "non-comp" for fun. Might need to be careful of a few details like height vs. wheelbase, tube diameter and wall thickness, just to be sure.
we're going through this in our region right now ... roll over protection is one thing that MUST be retained ... so cage at top end, maybe OEM windshield and a 4 pt roll bar ... get all the needed info from your local region/club ... as to what they will require (one thing that snuck up on our builder, was no windshield, therefore needed full face helmet WITH the shield down)
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