How to add weight to go down one class
 

Hi everyone! We are in the planning process to go super stock racing (we are bracket / .90 racers) with the former Yves Perigny 69 camaro ragtop car in the Can Am stock super stock series, an excellent series in our area! One option would be to buy a 255hp 350 (several good pieces available in our area) and run in SS/JA. The question is about weight, our driver is 70 to 75 pounds heavier than Yves, so could we just add a bit more weight to move down to SS/KA, rather than being heavy for SS/JA?

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Yes. Most cars are able to run three classes (exceptions: GT, SS/AH and certain other classes). The car falls into it's 'natural' class, and can add/subtract weight to move up or down a class. A car who's weight break is, say, 10.02 would fit SS/IA, and can run H and J.

http://classracer.com/classes.html

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Most racer put a weight box bolted to frame in trunk.
Additional weight can be bolted to frame.
See rule box for directions on mounting.

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fat driver for hire appx 275 lbs ....

lol
captain

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No scales at Can Am races so no heads up races . Was the car running with a BB or small block ? Iron headed BB is about 200# more than a sb you may want different springs. Do you have race prepared castings for your BB or just swap meet stuff ? You should be able to put together a reasonable cost BB especially if you have good used heads . Crate Motor is another option. I run a BB 65 Impala wagon. ---Trevor

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You could also run the car in GT where the hp breaks are half. You could run the car in GT/HA that is a 11 1/2 class. Tom

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Thanks all for the info! I should have joined this site a long time ago! So, when we are done, can we just go to a divisional, find out how much it weighs then pick a class most appropriate?

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Bill, we can have a scale party at DSE....won't cost but a couple brown pops. :D

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Sign me up for that as I would love to know how much my new car actually weighs.

Unfortunately the DSE series is finished for the year except for the banquet.

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Tom! You got your new car! Good stuff! Yes DSE is finished for the year, that's where we will get the car dialed in before hitting some Can Am races.