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27 Jun 2023, 21:41 (Ref:4165722)
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TA2 vs GT2 Trans Am
Hey All
Excuse my ignorance, I'm posting from Australia and I'm trying to put some pieces together. We currently run TA2 cars here that are imported from Howe using some more controlled componentry (ie everyone uses the same LS3 engine and G-Force gearbox etc) as it's a bit cheaper for us. However these cars are still quite expensive second hand, and I've found a Howe GT2 Camaro for sale in the US that can apparently be used in TA2 racing. Just hoping you can tell me what the difference between GT2 and TA2 trans ams are and what it would take to turn a GT2 car into a TA2 car. Thanks |
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28 Jun 2023, 19:46 (Ref:4165798)
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The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) has a GT2 class that allows both production-based cars and TA2.
These regulations are not identical to the Trans-Am TA2, but close enough. |
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28 Jun 2023, 20:05 (Ref:4165799)
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Yeah, I think that's more a balancing multiple classes of cars over conversion from one to another. TA2 is fairly tightly regulated without many options for parts, part of why it is so successful. I would guess if Howe is selling it as a GT2 car there are decent changes between it and a TA2 Howe chassis
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28 Jun 2023, 22:03 (Ref:4165805)
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Ah OK I gotcha. Alright thanks for that guys, appreciate it.
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28 Jun 2023, 22:16 (Ref:4165807)
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Wasting time before an evening meeting and figured I would take a look. It actually looks like they might be the same chassis. Page 50 of the catalog lists TA2/GT2 chassis as one item.
This might load it right http://www.mydigipub.com/publication...p=48&ver=html5 |
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29 Jun 2023, 01:18 (Ref:4165812)
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I don't really want to risk buying the car and importing it into the country only to find that it isn't eligible to run in the TA2 category though, I might just have to find "the one" over here. Thanks for your input too. |
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29 Jun 2023, 20:16 (Ref:4165880)
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Go to SCCA website, get the rulebook, and read the rules for GT2, then compare to TA2.
In general for TA2, get TA2 car. Everything in SCCA is a Frankenstein at this point. Don't use one for the other. Won't really work. |
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29 Jun 2023, 21:45 (Ref:4165891)
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1 Jul 2023, 02:39 (Ref:4166036)
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As just a race fan, I thought they were identical, so this is facinating.
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