Tuning
Event NewsLast
on February 12 2010| Event / Date: | Type of event | Report | Photo's | Video | Press |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Castle Combe 201027th Mar 2010 - TBC | Race Meeting |  | | | |
 Croft 20105th Apr 2010 - TBC |
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 Silverstone 201018th Apr 2010 - TBC | Race Meeting | | | | |
 Ingliston 20101st - 2nd May 2010 - TBC |
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 Pembrey 20105th - 6th Jun 2010 - TBC |
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 Anglesey 201012th -13th Jun 2010 - TBC |
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 Kirkistown 20103rd - 4th Jul 2010 - TBC |
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 Kames 201031st Jul - 1st Aug 2010 - TBC |
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 Lydden 201014th - 15th Aug 2010 - TBC |
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 Colerne 201030th Aug 2010 - TBC |
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 Cadwell 2010Oct 2010 - TBC |
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Which class is my Fiesta XR2 eligible for?
In the UK I compete in class 4B: Sports Libre Cars over 1700cc. Its a bit of an odd class to be in, grouped in with all manner of hybrids, (6R4, Radicals, space framed cars and kit cars without reverse gear) but the nature of the modifications I've made to my Fiesta, preclude me from entering the 3B: Modified Production Cars class, as I've changed the engine from that fitted to the original model. Or it depends on how you interpret the rules. The rule book says "The engine block and cylinder head must be externally identifiable as that fitted to the original homologated model". So, I could argue that the Fiesta is fitted with the 1800 Zetec-E in the RS1800 16V model, and that my car is also a Fiesta, and therefore the rule has not been broken.
To be safe though, I'll be entered in the 4B class, not 3B. No point in trying to run in a class I'm not eligible for.
Class 4B includes Special Saloons, which are defined as "Saloon based cars which have been homologated to FIA Appendix 'J' Group A (or 1/2)", which of course the Mk1 Fiesta was, as it was rallied at international level in the 70's and 80's. As for the different engine, rule J25.5.1 says "Change of power unit is permitted", which allows me to compete as a Special Saloon.