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Originally Posted by dkmura
From the 240Z onwards, the Z has had an enviable competition record. With National Championships for almost every model from the S30 through the Z34, the Z has been viewed as an overdog for some time now. The SCCA competition racing board (CRB) currently has given the Z34 and the Z33 (HR-powered) one of the highest weight penalties (cars must weight 3400# with driver) in the T3 class. The VQ37VHR must also utilize air restrictors (50 mm) to limit top end.
Of course, there's other classes where you can race the Z unrestricted and at a lower weight, but you get to take on cars like the C7, Ferrari 430 comp. Porsche 997 GT3 and the like.
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And I would say the same is true out here in TA. Since our enthusiast class has a 45K off the lot list price cap, the only cars conceivably faster than it in its class are either cars that are built to spec and a few years old, or , that's about it really. Old M3's, Old C4's, etc that have depreciated and have been designed to win in that class. However the Z has big challenges being competitive in the "street tuner" class. Namely HP/Weight issues with the tire spec vs boosted up 2500 lb cars. Would be very expensive to bring a Z34 to that level when instead you could build a 240SX which has dominated TA out west in those types of specs.