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Originally Posted by 2000v6
Yep, I see your point. And it's what I'd prefer to do in the first place. What exactly is a class c or d car?
And if it makes any difference in the long run, I'd prefer to get into rally racing then just running around a track for endless hours
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Just google SCCA SOLO CLASSIFICATIONS, then look for the category by make listing.
C's are generally moderately powered rear drivers (like a non-turbo solstice). D's are generally front drivers. There's E's and F's too but those are usually older cars. SS class is Viper ACR's and Vette Z06s of the world. AS is normal Corvettes, Porsches, Loti, etc.
I don't know about rally's honestly. My club is a sponsor to 1 amateur rally event but they are very infrequent in the US to my knowledge- whereas the SCCA road course and autocross stuff has several local events every season in most metro areas.
Cars require some set up- but they are generally stock except for safety items. You can get into the modified classes too, but I wouldn't do that until you see what's going on. For example, a Mazdaspeed 3 owner I know switched to a higher pressure BOV and put on solid motor mounts and some other minor mods. He did just enough changes to throw him into 'modified'. So now his MS3 has to play with 500 hp EVO's. It's not pretty.
I stick to Autocross because I can't afford to hurt my car, some people get pretty dang serious about it though.