As posted on another site:
Tony Depillo, President and Race Director of the National Street Car Association (NSCA) and I, Jack Irons, would like to announce a new Stock Appearing (SA) racing venue. This venue has new and exciting prospects and a class for all factory muscle cars. This venue will be contested by the NSCA. This is a first-class operation and will do a great job. So in the very near future look for this to be officially announced on the NSCA’s website at
http://www.nsca-racing.com/We hope everyone will be able to come out and take part or spectate at these events.
The rules for this class are as follows:
FACTORY APPEARING
INTRODUCTION
The “Factory Appearing” class for 1955 to 1974 American muscle cars built in the United States and Canadian assembly plants. Any muscle car produced by the factory titled and licensed for the street for public transportation is legal. Only factory engine options for the year, make and model being claimed are eligible. Factory lightweight cars, COPO, dealership cars such as Grand Spaulding, Nickey, Creative Industries, Baldwin Motion, Hurst, Yenko, and/or Clone cars are welcome to compete. All cars must follow the following “Factory Appearing” rules. No exceptions.
**We reserve the right to add or modify rules as needed, at the end of a completed season, or, if safety related, immediately. Any rule changes will be announced before the end of the season to give ample time for compliance before the start of the next race season.
All cars must maintain an outwardly factory stock appearance as manufactured from the factory. In the case of dealer cars and lightweight cars appearance as delivered: wheels, tires, available body color for year and model of car including the exterior trim and bumpers. The interior must also retain a stock appearance. Aftermarket gauges are allowed on the steering column or mounted under or beneath the dash. All safety upgrades are allowed. For example: roll bar, seatbelts, brakes, trans blanket, bell housing, and master cylinders.
The intent is to maintain a stock appearing and sounding car, a car that could pass as a stock muscle car to the average person or enthusiast at a glance, with the exception of the safety equipment. Car should maintain at least a number three condition, which is defined as follows: “Completely operable original or “older restoration” showing wear. Also, a good amateur restoration, all presentable and serviceable inside and out.” It is understood that not everybody has or can afford a number one condition car that want to race.
There are two classes in stock appearing and both are “heads-up”. “A” class and “B” class was developed to give slower cars a reason to come to the races. No one wants to go racing without a chance of a win. This makes it more fun and affordable for the competitors and their families who don’t have the capital to compete with the faster cars but want a chance to be competitive on a slower level of heads-up racing. The two classes were designed to draw more people in and give new cars a starting point. Pure stock cars are also welcome in “B” class. NOTE: Pure stock cars can abide by stock appearing rules. For example: removal of sway bar is allowed, if desired, and so on.
“B” class is limited to 11.50 e.t. and slower and is dictated by the roll bar rule. If you go faster than 11.50, put a roll bar in or back the car off. After the second time you break out at the same event, you forfeit.
“A” class or open class has no limit on e.t. and must abide by all track and sanctioning body rules for safety. E.t. dictates safety level and must be abided by. Cars slower than 11.50 in “B” class, but running close to the 11.50 margin, are perfectly acceptable and welcome in “A” class (11.49 and quicker), but must abide by “A” class rules, if the 11.49 mark is achieved. All factory lightweight cars are required to run in “A” class.
SPECIAL NOTE
In the interest of making the class successful, any muscle car that comes close to the official rules will be allowed to race for a limited amount of time. For example, cars running headers, incomplete full exhaust systems, wrong carbs, or air cleaners will be allowed for three individual races in the first season. Each individual car that does not comply will be cataloged and monitored for compliance. Any car that does not comply and is dominate over the field will be dealt with on an individual basis. Any car that has already been competing in Pure Stock, Factory Appearing, Stock Appearing or F.A.S.T. previously is excluded from this special circumstances rule. This rule is designed to give first time competitors in this type of racing a chance to try it without completely converting their cars over to comply with the rules.
The tire rule for non-compliance cars is as follows: front tires are overlooked, rear tires will be enforced as follows: any rear tire must be street tire only, no slicks or cheater slicks, tires and wheel size will be maximum G60x15 for all non-compliance cars only.
Any performance aiding device that can be easily removed must be removed if it doesn’t require any major rework such as traction bars, nitrous oxide bottles, hood scoops that do not comply with original rules will be required to be blocked off, if possible. We want all
car owners that are interested in this type of racing to have a chance to come out to the races and try it. Then if they are interested in competing further, they will be obligated to start the process of bringing their cars into compliance with the rules within a reasonable amount of time.
If enough non-compliance cars attend, we will run them separately and then have a final between the winner of the legal cars and the winner of the non-compliance cars.
All safety rules must be complied with.
