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Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

I'm not familiar at all with their classing rules, but you likely can't run an FT86 in a production class yet as there's probably a requirement that it's a.. well production car. So they ran it in a more open class. That would be my guess.

Good guess. Posted in the other thread:

Originally Posted by r1vale

The reason why they had to start in Sp3, and would not have been allowed to start in V3 is a little complex. Basically it's down to the very close to stock character of the V3 category(and all the other V classes), where you're allowed to modify almost nothing, except for mandatory safety features like a rollcage, fire extinguisher, etc.
The only things performance wise you're allowed to change are basically: brake pads, shock absorbers/coils and the exhaust (except for the manifold). Plus the power output has to be stock (+- 5%).
And there you've got the biggest problem with the FT at this point: At the moment it's still a prototype, which means you've got no existing stock configuration as reference points. And these reference points are very important for this class, as it's main goal is to provide a cheap way to race and to balance every car's performance until they are all equally fast. And with a prototype like the FT, you won't be able to do that, as the specs are still unknown and might even change a bit from time to time, due to the ongoing development of the car.
ON top of that things like the Ft's "wing" or the additional bodywork in the front probably wouldn't be legal in this class, even though i don't think they provide a big performance gain.