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Andros

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I never did, see sig.
I try to find the limits of a solid rear, kinda like Takumi with his AE86 in Initial D

jhelms

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Heinricy rocks. About ten years ago Chevy gave him a one-off Corvette GS (serial number 0000001) and I got to drive it, he is an awesome racer for sure.

TAF Motorsports

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Unfortunatly its not a LS1. American Sedan has to run 305 Carb'd Iron blocks

"No automatic transmissions, turbochargers/ superchargers, or convertibles are permitted in American Sedan. Cars are classified by body style and engine displacement. All components and/or assemblies utilized, except for engine block, shall originate on a vehicle of the body style and displacement classified or be authorized on the car’s specification line. NOTE: For competition in American Sedan 1993+ Chevrolet Camaros and Pontiac Firebirds shall be prepared to 1982-1992 Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird engine and transmission specifications per current American Sedan Category Specifications.

Manufacturer: General Motors Corp.
Model/Year: Camaro/Firebird 1982-92 (Includes 1993- Camaro/Firebird and 04-06 GTO prepared to SCCA American Sedan specifications)
L / (CID): 5.0L / (305 CID)
No. of Cylinders: V-8
Bore (Range): 3.7400-3.7800”
Stroke: 3.4750-3.4800”
Firing Order: 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2
Compression Ratio: 10.30 Max.
Piston to Deck Clr: Not to exceed 0.000” above block deck surface (zero deck)
Valve Lift: 0.4800” Max. @ 0.0000” lash
Block Casting #’s: 14010201, 14010202, 14010203, 14010231, 14016381, 10164548, 11068561, 14088551, 14093627, 14094766, 14093627, 14094766, 10049047, 14102058, 14016383, 355909, 361979, 460776, 460777, 460778, 10243878
Head Casting #’s: 14101081, 14014416"

trj20

If you watched that race, John didn't really earn his win this year. Its his fourth national championship in AS. The first place car (a mustang) was way out ahead but was disqualified after the race for a carb issue. That handed Heinrecy the win. Heinrecy is a pro driver. I like it because if you ever thought about going pro, we have a pro driver in an amateur class and really sets the bar high.

Engine rules in AS is the hot topic right now. There is discussion about allowing ls1 engines into the class. The rift is not obsoleting the current engine rules and force everyone to convert in order to stay competitive. I can see this starting an SCCA vs. NASA discussion. Been there done that. NASA uses a power to weight formula and does not care which engine you put in your car. Get your car dyno'd which then is calculated into how much your car must weigh. SCCA dictates strict engine rules to keep the racing close. Just two different philosophys on attaining the same goal. Close racing and cost containment. AS in SCCA and AI in NASA are similar and both expensive to run. So let the CMC (camaro/ mustang challenge) guys jump on this thread on why this is the class to be in. They'll tell you about close racing with stock engines which allows longevity on parts and good close racing and a spec tire that lasts. Nothing wrong with that either. Just lots of different ways to go racing in a pony car which is great. Its a great time to start racing with different avenues to take. Pick your poison.

FYI. John Heinrecy is the head of GM Performance Division. He developed the t1 suspension package for c5 corvettes. His racing in professional and amatear levels speak for itself. He should win all the time at the amateur level of motorsport..

Sam Strano

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And why didn't he earn it? Someone cheated and won, which mean they didn't really win and John did. And John is one of those guys who has my utmost respect. I've seen him autocross a Z06, which is a somewhat different set of skills. And I've seen a lot of road-racers not be able to do it *AT ALL*, which told me a lot about his ability. We were running about the same times, he in a Super Stock Z06, me in an ESP Formula, which at the time was right about where a SS Z06 and ESP car should have stacked up with National level talent in them.

And it's true that A-sedan's can't run LS1's, those cars are indeed carb'ed 305's in late bodies.

But check the sig, LS1's can and do win SCCA National Championships. I have 3 National Solo Titles and 2 ProSolo series titles, 5 in total 4 of which have been in my 2001 Z28. The other one was an '82 Z28 (but not much was really '82).