SCCA Spec Racer Ford

A purpose-built sports racer: mid-engined, narrow-tyred and light on aero. It rewards precision and punishes late, heavy inputs more than a heavier production car would.

Carry momentum, place the car early and keep it settled; it punishes rushed corrections.

Symptoms this car reads differently

Steps out on entry

Light and mid-engined: an abrupt brake release can rotate the car quickly. Bleed the pedal.

Loose at the apex

A mid-corner lift changes the balance immediately. Hold throttle rather than catching with a second input.

Snaps on exit

The driven tyres have little rubber. Straighten before you ask for drive.

Falls off over the stint

Narrow tyres go off when slid. Smooth is fast.

What this car's answers lean on

Compared with other Production cars

1. Free changes — driving, not setup used more than on most cars like it
2. Tyre pressures used more than on most cars like it
3. In-car driver aids and gearing used more than on most cars like it
4. Braking system — bias, ABS, pressure
5. Anti-roll bars
6. Camber, toe, caster
7. Damper clicks
8. Differential and engine braking
9. Spring rates

What you cannot change on this car

• The differential is fixed on this car.
• Engine braking is not adjustable on this car.
• This car has no adjustable aerodynamics.
• This car has no adjustable ABS level.
• Total brake pressure is not adjustable on this car.
• Spring rates are fixed on this car.
• This car has no adjustable traction control.
• Gearing is fixed on this car.
• No third spring on this car.
• Ride height is fixed on this car.
• No adjustable bump stops on this car.
• This car has no dampers with that adjustment.