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My honest take on SSC:
I've ran the class the last 2 seasons. Ran a national schedule. Traveled all over. Had some decent results the first year, but bombed nats. Struggled the second season, in part because I lost interest in driving the car, but was still running events.
Good: Spec class, so there can be really good competition. The tire for the first 2 season was cheap. Package gives you a sporty looking very streetable car. Relatively affordable and might be close to what car enthusiast might choose on their own. Many say the car is fun to autocross.
Bad: If you are expecting STX lite, you will be disappointed. The sway bars are huge. The car is lowered and softly sprung with stock length shocks. The rear end links are bound up. You can't really use the soft setting for the rear bar. If you set up soft, the car slams onto the bumpstops when you pick up throttle, making it unpredictable on corner exit. The tires that we've ran the first 2 years are really bad at power down and blended inputs, so it requires a driving style that doesn't work or isn't fun for some people. This may (should?) improve. For many of the courses I ran, the stock power/stock gearing meant that I ran out of 2nd gear, but might not necessarily have the power to stick fast offsets in 3rd gear. So it was very common to run courses where we were on the limiter for half the course. Or more.
If you aren't expecting a Street Touring driving experience, it probably isn't bad. Many people seem to like it.
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