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The
term road racing is not to be confused with racing on the
road. The intention is to take the drivers with a need for
speed off the public roads and put them in a controlled environment
where safety and car control are highly stressed. Road racing
is so named because it's venues are courses which are designed
with left and right turns of varying degrees much like our
public roads.
The events
are separated into open and closed wheel sessions, then by
class, with multiple classes sharing the track during a single
race. The cars appearing at Mission are classified according
to performance and the classes are established by the two
governing bodies of motorsport that sanction races at Mission:
Conference of Autosport Car Clubs (CACC) and the International
Conference of Sports Car Clubs (ICSCC).
The cars
that compete at Mission, fall into one of the following major
groupings:
- Production
- GT
(Grand Touring)
- Formula
(Open Wheel and Closed)
- Sports
Racing
Production:
Loosely defined, the cars in this class are allowed only limited
performance improvements such as springs, shocks, sway bars,
and racing tires. Primarily a Conference (ICSCC) class, you
will see everything from Hondas to Porsches competing for
honours in A through H production. This is an ideal entry
level for the racer starting out.
G.T.
(Grand Touring): Considered to be the ultimate level of
performance for production derived racing cars. Although initially
conceived to allow maximum performance modifications to mass
produced automobile, it also includes tube frame built race
cars. Ranging from GT1 through GT5, these classes encompass
evrything from ex-Trans AM cars to the latest Nissans, Mazdas,
and Porsches. Determination of classes is based on a car weight
to engine displacement factor.
Formula:
All Formula cars are pure racing car designs and have little
resemblance to the street car. One of the exciting new Series
running at Mission is the Canadian Formula Drivers Association.
Also running will be the Formula Fords, cars that use a 1600cc
Cortina/Fiesta engine based on limited modifications, and
the Formula Vees, using a Volksagen 1200cc engine.
Sports
Racing: These unlimited, racing machines are where most
of the Endurance race cars come from. These cars are pure
competition designs intended to maximize the rules under which
they are built. They are generally classified on engine size
and today also include special marquee such as the Renault
Elan sports racers.
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