Spec RX-7 is one of many production-based spec classes, originating in the mid-1990s with the
Sports Car Club of America. The class was created by Dave Turner and Mark Holland. The main fault of the class is a lack of nationwide compatibility, with each division having slightly different rulesets from one another. Some allow for vast modification, some allow very little, but they all are based on the premise of equality, with the skill being placed solely on the driver and reducing the need for costly development and "part of the week". Specs range from relatively stock including exhaust and intake, to mildly modified, to
Improved Touring Improved Touring is a category of classifications for cars in amateur road racing defined by the Sports Car Club of America. The class is used by other sanctioning bodies with compatible rules, such as the International Conference of Sports Car Clu ...
specs. All are based on the 79-85 year model
RX-7
The Mazda RX-7 is a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, rotary engine-powered sports car that was manufactured and marketed by Mazda from 1978 until 2002 across three generations, all of which made use of a compact, lightweight Wankel rotary engine. ...
, with some excluding the 79-80 year models.
Class rules
Since each division has a different set of specs, it is important to locate rules for your area. Below is a small listing of websites to help you locate these rules.
Most divisions (excluding the Improved Touring-based IT7 class) spec suspension, tires, engine modification, and in some cases rollcages and wheels.
References
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External links
SpecRX7.com - Washington DC / Mid Atlantic SRX7 websiteTexas SRX7 websiteRocky Mountain SRX7 websiteSports Car Club of America web siteNational Auto Sport Association
Racing cars
Sports Car Club of America
Mazda
One-make series