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Originally Posted by TrqlessWonder
All easily verifiable things, none of which are super-prohibitively-expensive to do and be considered a srsbzns entry. I don't think that car would suck to drive, and it could still be a DD.
Which probably deflates the idea for some.
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It's just all too damn close to the Street class, I don't know why I'd spend slightly more to not compete in a field with a big variety and well known drivers elevating the competition in the class. That's the fun of Solo imo and I hope DS grows as different cars prove competitive. I think it's cool that Camaros run against WRX's and 86's and M3's and Mini's, yeah there might be some overdogs (time will tell) but the fact that it works out that they're close at all is cool.
I don't think there's that many people sad about not having an inbetween for Street and Street Touring, and there's too big a difference driver to driver as to what is missing from street and what's 'too much' in street touring. Personally I want full alignment capability, someone else probably wants headers and tune, someone else wants wider wheels and tires, someone else wants lowering springs, someone else wants to have full aero.
can't please everybody
Cost controlled fun is likely the goal, the three biggest costs that I've seen in solo is suspension (dampers and tuning), tires, and power. Street class limits most of that cost with the exception of tires and dampers. Spec tire makes sense but dampers are tricky and something that's hard to control costs on without spec'ing a unit, but if you can't enforce...