Subaru has said that one of its goals for the BRZ is to get more into road racing. As this car is definitely at a price point where they are hoping that the weekend road racer/autoxer will want to use this car, should they release a motorsport version that is designed specifically for that demographic?
What I am thinking of here is something like the S2000 CR, or the Porsche
911 RS America.
Imagine a BRZ with a stock engine and drive train, but no carpet, no roof-liner, no radio or speakers, no A/C, and no rear seat. It would have manual windows, and maybe even a main hoop or a cage all ready built in from the factory.
Basically, a BRZ that is as light as possible, and gives you just what you would want if you were building a race car, but none of the things that you would just tear out. And make it light as possible at the same time.
Perhaps throw in a lot of aluminum suspension pieces to reduce weight as well.
At very least, should Subaru come out with Motorsports grade parts for the BRZ? Yes, this is basically what STI parts are supposed to be, but we get very little of those here in the states.
I am thinking of the support that a manufacturer like General Motors gives weekend racers that run their cars. They will have wind tunnel tested body parts (bumpers, wings) that will fix lift/drag issues that the street car has, or re-flashed ECU's from the factory that maximize the car's performance to make them as competitive as possible on the track.
What do you think? Is this something that you would use your BRZ for?