1985 SCCA Spec Racer Ford

Serial Number: 186 Logbooks: SCCA Condition: excellent, pro maintained Price: $17,500. $16,500. $16,000. U.S. Location: Eastern U.S.

Description Spec Racer is the most popular club racing class in the SCCA. Originally known as Sports Renault the class has switched from the original Renault powerplant and driveline to the current Ford unit, with appropriate updates. A true spec class with sealed engines and fixed gear ratios the class has been the province of epic drafting battles and huge swarms of paint swapping SR's and now SRF's. Endowed with a stount chassis designed to protect the driver from side impact and a very rearward and increasingly hefty power unit, the cars feature a relatively high polar moment, contributing to their nickname of "spin racers". This car was converted to Ford specification in 1995. At that time the car was completely disassembled, the chassis repaired and powdercoated, and all components completely gone through. The car has since done only 5 weekends but has recieved all updates. The car is the only customer car of a Divisional champion in the class and has been privately owned and is not a rental car. The car is one of the few to have the approved Aluminum Racing Products (ARP) seat, a valuable crash protection asset.

History

Recent Competition History

Engine

• Ford with all updates

Gearbox

• SRF spec

Final Drive

• SRF spec

Body

• fibreglass with removeable nose and tail section
• The glass has had some repairs but they have been professionally done

Chassis

• steel tubular spaceframe of mostly round section
• powdercoated at time of update in 1995
• Front Suspension: rocker
• Rear Suspension: rocker
• Steering: Momo wheel
• Brakes: Performance Friction carbon pads
• Wheels: 2 sets of alloys, 1 race old Yokahamas

Interior

• 5 lb fire system
• Pyrotech cam-lock belts, new in 95
• VDO oil pressure and water temp, aftermarket electronic tach

Spares

• set of aluminum wheels