SCCA is considering adding Pro Touring classes.

[GrabberGT]

Local new guy PMs me on our local SCCA message board, starts asking about signing up to autocross his 1978 Malibu. One of the first questions is "what class will it be in?"

From what it sounds like, it's got a motor upgrade, different wheels and tires and is missing some interior pieces...mainly a headliner. Guess what, rules dictate this puts him in CP most likely, with his bone stock suspension.

He posts on the message board and immediately the veterans start telling him if he does "X" he can run in SM, or he can do "Y" and run in a stock class...yada yada yada... The guy just wants to try to autocross without learning and deciphering a 1,000 page rulebook and spending a bunch of money to match his car up with others (who won't really match up to it anyway once all said and done).

A PERFECT example of where a STO class would work. Boom, here ya go, sign up in STO and show up. Run what you brung.

I'm more and more convinced to push forward with this with our Region SAC.

Make that SCO... Street Car Open. Must be road legal with street tires. That way the unregistered race cars cant just slap street tires on it.