You can "think" it, but it is not compliant neither one the 1.8 diff in a 1.6, nor the power or depowered racks. IT is it's own animal, they like things they way they have it and don't want SM cars coming into their sand box. If Sm cars come in, they want them to meet the rule. While I may agree it 'should" be different, the class and committee do not want it different.
Not to have a thread within a thread, but we agree on the diff. But unless I missed something power steering cars are legal in IT.
It is amazing the activity here. Where do you guys find the time? I can check once a day if I'm lucky, or late night.
I do learn stuff here (thanks all!)... So the real manual rack I have in one of these 99 SM cars is rare?
I never understood the class politics (that's on purpose)... Here in the midwest, we are just happy to have more racers at an event. And frankly, since ST classes have more of a NASA flare, they are getting crossover racers too. At any rate, it seems clear participation is welcome even if they are "not guaranteed to be competitive".