--- In sccagt5racing@y..., "cosmowog" <cosmowog@a...> wrote:
> --- In sccagt5racing@y..., keithdeg <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > opinions on allowing the new MINI body to be used with the
> > 1275\1071etc. in GT5. Wouldn't it be a better fit in GT4\5 with
the
> > 1.6+more weight? Or start in one of the prod. classes as well as
> > showroom stock. The motor(1.6) is a first gen. neon block.
>
> Why shouldn't the new MINI be treated as the newer Nissan's have
> been? Have you ever seen a Sentra or a 200SX with a 1300 cc engine
> in the showroom? The MINI 1600 has 4 valves per, that would put it
in
> at least GT-3 if not GT-2. Any idea how much it would cost to make
> competitive in these classes? Let's keep it in GT-5 as the 2002
rules
> state. If you want to run one in another class, have classified as
> so.

They do like the idea of more than 8 valves in GT5 for some reason,
the suzuki swift GT was a perfect car for GT5 , a real 1300cc motor
with yes you guess 16V, so they put it into GT4, where it had no
chance. I think that they should allow 16V motor into GT5, make them
1300cc and control valve sizes, otherwise there will be no new motor
coming into GT5, it seems unreasonable.
just an opinion of a small bore fan.