L5wolvesf
L5wolvesf Dork
5/13/24 2:39 p.m.

Is there any kind of sanctioned event (SCCA or otherwise) a person with a street legal car (V8, no roll bar) can run laps on a road course?

stafford1500
stafford1500 Dork
5/13/24 2:40 p.m.

SCCA has TrackNite in America for just that purpose.

There may be others

dps214
dps214 SuperDork
5/13/24 3:05 p.m.

If it's not a convertible, just about any track day organization. Track night would be a good starting place though.

bmw88rider
bmw88rider UberDork
5/13/24 3:12 p.m.

Yeah. There are these events just about every weekend as long as it's not a convertible. The convertible part is the potential gotcha. Other than that, none of my cars have roll bars (Yet) and I run them regularly at the track. 

 

JG Pasterjak
JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
5/13/24 3:17 p.m.
bmw88rider said:

Yeah. There are these events just about every weekend as long as it's not a convertible. The convertible part is the potential gotcha. Other than that, none of my cars have roll bars (Yet) and I run them regularly at the track. 

 

If it's a modern convertible meeting the current rollover standards (Which is pretty much everything from the NC Miata forward) then you should be fine for Track Night.

dps214
dps214 SuperDork
5/13/24 3:27 p.m.
JG Pasterjak said:
bmw88rider said:

Yeah. There are these events just about every weekend as long as it's not a convertible. The convertible part is the potential gotcha. Other than that, none of my cars have roll bars (Yet) and I run them regularly at the track. 

 

If it's a modern convertible meeting the current rollover standards (Which is pretty much everything from the NC Miata forward) then you should be fine for Track Night.

Track Night requires a roll bar in all convertibles with >6 cylinders, or 6 cylinders with forced induction.

theruleslawyer
theruleslawyer Reader
5/13/24 4:22 p.m.

the majority 
Www.motorsportreg.com

most of the rest
www.hpdejunkie.com

mostly pca

Www.clubregistration.net

 

a few locals started using this recently 

www.trackrabbit.com

 

tons of places to drive. 

L5wolvesf
L5wolvesf Dork
5/13/24 7:28 p.m.
dps214 said:

If it's not a convertible,

Its is not a cloth top convertible. But its tops can be removed - similar to T-tops. I will try to find a pic.

My friend has had a hard time finding a place to run it. He has searched, as have I, different possibilities but the no roll bar is the problem.  SCCA TrackNite in America would probably suit his needs.

L5wolvesf
L5wolvesf Dork
5/13/24 7:31 p.m.
JG Pasterjak said:

If it's a modern convertible meeting the current rollover standards (Which is pretty much everything from the NC Miata forward) then you should be fine for Track Night.

It is a 70s car. 

Hoppps
Hoppps Reader
5/13/24 8:06 p.m.

Do you know what the car actually is? That might help us understand a bit more

L5wolvesf
L5wolvesf Dork
5/14/24 5:18 p.m.

Its tops can be removed - similar to T-tops.

 

johndej
johndej UltraDork
5/14/24 5:25 p.m.

Targa top sounds like what you're describing, C3 corvette perhaps?

 

HPDE is what you're looking for, high performance driving event. I'd recommend NASA, national autosport association.

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