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Originally Posted by DaveC113
On the F-street thing, it's only fair if you let base models use the same wheel sizes as the track pack cars. A Camaro SS runs 245/275 stock. A 1LE can fit 305/325 on stock wheel widths. How is this remotely fair?
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The E90 M3 is already demolishing "regular" Camaro SS and Mustang GTs in FS. That's why the class is dying: right now you have to buy a near-unicorn (E90 M3 Competition) old German car (last year for it was 2013) to be competitive. And if you find a low-miles example in very good condition, it will cost nearly as much as a brand-new 1LE. So bringing in the "track ponies" will open the class up for a lot more options, and they are neither limited nor especially expensive. It will also get the pony cars out of BS, where they aren't competitive with M2 Comps and new Supras (which cost twice as much), and probably the C6 Z51 and Porsche 911 996 (if 30742 also passes).
My take is that if you want to be competitive in FS with a pony car, you should expect to buy the top-performance version of that car. We can't have a class where every option package of every car on the market is equally competitive: one could say that an SS is unfair for the same reason, because an LT1 comes on even narrower tires and it won't be competitive against the SS. I did some checking yesterday, and you can order an SS with Magnaride shocks, the Brembo big brakes, and Recaro seats as standalone options. Or you can order the 1LE package that has those options plus a lot more, and it costs $15 more. That's not a typo: there was only $15 difference in price between the two. And the 1LE isn't limited production like it was in the 90s. So people should just get the 1LE if they want to compete in FS (assuming this proposed change goes through).