Class Consolidation
#39362 from John Mills · No action required · Minutes (2025-12 Fastrack)
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Against the front of the class, by track and class
| Track | Class | Sessions | Typical gap to class best | Closest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (2.40 mi) | GT3 | 4 | +5.127s (5.37%) | +3.385s (3.55%) |
| Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (2.40 mi) | STU | 6 | +1.354s (1.41%) | +0.000s (0.00%) |
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2.59 mi) | GT3 | 9 | +7.614s (7.14%) | +4.329s (4.07%) |
| Pittsburgh International Race Complex (2.78 mi) | GT3 | 12 | +2.903s (1.94%) | +0.000s (0.00%) |
| Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (2.26 mi) | GT3 | 10 | +5.217s (5.70%) | +3.682s (3.94%) |
| Unknown track (2.14 mi) | GT3 | 1 | +5.311s (5.47%) | +5.311s (5.47%) |
Gap is the driver's best lap in a session against the fastest lap in their class in that same session (zero is fastest in class), shown as time lost and as a share of the lap, so conditions cancel out and tracks can be compared. Typical is the median session.
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (2.40 mi)
| Event | Session | Class | # | Car | Pos | Best lap | Class best | To class best | Trap | Class trap | To class trap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lakes Champions 2026 | Grp 1 STL STU T3 T4 Race 2 | STU | 122 | Mazda Miata | 9/9 | 1:37.565 | 1:36.249Tony Ave | +1.316s (1.37%) | 130.53/9 | 132.2Chip Herr | -1.7 mph (-1.3%) |
| Great Lakes Champions 2026 | Grp 1 STL STU T3 T4 Race 1 | STU | 122 | Mazda Miata | 8/7 | 1:54.975Chip Herr | |||||
| Great Lakes Champions 2026 | Grp 1 STL STU T3 T4 Qual 2 | STU | 122 | Mazda Miata | 3/10 | 1:37.070 | 1:35.716Tony Ave | +1.354s (1.41%) | 133.51/10 | 133.5you | +0.0 mph (0.0%) |
| Great Lakes Champions 2026 | Grp 1 STL STU T3 T4 Qual 1 | STU | 122 | Mazda Miata | 7/11 | 1:38.271 | 1:36.738David Fiorelli | +1.533s (1.58%) | 131.32/6 | 132.2David Fiorelli | -0.8 mph (-0.6%) |
| Great Lakes Champions 2026 | Test Grp 2 Run 1 | STU | 122 | Mazda Miata | 1/2 | 2:04.222 | 2:04.222you | +0.000s (0.00%) | |||
| Great Lakes Champions 2026 | Test Grp 1 Run 1 | STU | 122 | Mazda Miata | 4/4 | 1:41.604 | 1:37.899Peter St Pierre | +3.705s (3.78%) | |||
| Mid Ohio Sports Car Course 2017 | Grp 3 GT1,GT2,GT3,AS,T1 Race 2 | GT3 | 82 | 99051 | 4/3 | 1:37.533Paul Young | |||||
| Mid Ohio Sports Car Course 2017 | Grp 3 GT1,GT2,GT3,AS,T1 Race 1 | GT3 | 82 | 99051 | 4/5 | 1:41.634 | 1:35.600Paul Young | +6.034s (6.31%) | |||
| Mid Ohio Sports Car Course 2017 | Grp 3 GT1,GT2,GT3,AS,T1 Qual 2 | GT3 | 82 | 99051 | 3/4 | 1:40.548 | 1:35.421Chad Bacon | +5.127s (5.37%) | |||
| Mid Ohio Sports Car Course 2017 | Grp 3 GT1,GT2,GT3,AS,T1 Q1 | GT3 | 82 | 99051 | 4/5 | 1:38.665 | 1:35.280Chad Bacon | +3.385s (3.55%) |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2.59 mi)
| Event | Session | Class | # | Car | Pos | Best lap | Class best | To class best | Trap | Class trap | To class trap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runoffs 2021 | GT3 Race | GT3 | 122 | Mazda Miata | 8/13 | 1:52.952 | 1:46.694Troy Ermish | +6.258s (5.87%) | 139.08/13 | 144.1Michael Lewis | -5.1 mph (-3.5%) |
| Runoffs 2021 | GT3/STU Qual 3 | GT3 | 122 | Mazda Miata | 12/13 | 1:54.398 | 1:45.365Michael Lewis | +9.033s (8.57%) | 140.09/13 | 145.8Stacy Wilson | -5.9 mph (-4.0%) |
| Runoffs 2021 | GT3 Qual 2 | GT3 | 122 | Mazda Miata | 8/14 | 1:51.790 | 1:44.758Troy Ermish | +7.032s (6.71%) | 134.59/14 | 142.0Taz Harvey | -7.5 mph (-5.3%) |
| Runoffs 2021 | GT3/STU Qual 1 | GT3 | 122 | Mazda Miata | 7/13 | 1:54.196 | 1:46.582Troy Ermish | +7.614s (7.14%) | 135.110/13 | 143.0Taz Harvey | -7.9 mph (-5.5%) |
| Runoffs 2017 | GT3 Race | GT3 | 122 | Mazda Miata | 6/15 | 1:50.659 | 1:46.330Collin Jackson | +4.329s (4.07%) | |||
| Runoffs 2017 | Gt1/T1 Qual 4 | GT3 | 122 | Mazda Miata | 11/14 | 1:54.338 | 1:44.579Collin Jackson | +9.759s (9.33%) | |||
| Runoffs 2017 | GT1/T1/GT3 Qual 3 | GT3 | 122 | Mazda Miata | 9/14 | 1:54.770 | 1:48.382Joe Kristensen | +6.388s (5.89%) | |||
| Runoffs 2017 | GT1/T1/GT3 Qual 2 | GT3 | 122 | Mazda Miata | 12/16 | 1:54.863 | 1:45.481Collin Jackson | +9.382s (8.89%) | |||
| Runoffs 2017 | GT1/T1/GT3 Qual 1 | GT3 | 122 | Mazda Miata | 13/15 | 1:58.429 | 1:46.158Collin Jackson | +12.271s (11.56%) |
Pittsburgh International Race Complex (2.78 mi)
| Event | Session | Class | # | Car | Pos | Best lap | Class best | To class best | Trap | Class trap | To class trap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Classic 2021 | Grp 5 GT1,GT2,GT3,T1,GTX,PX,AS Race 2 | GT3 | 122 | Mazda Miata | 4/5 | 2:01.288 | 1:54.379Paul Young | +6.909s (6.04%) | 111.53/5 | 118.8Paul Young | -7.3 mph (-6.1%) |
| Cumberland Classic 2021 | Grp 5 GT1,GT2,GT3,T1,GTX,PX,AS Race 1 | GT3 | 122 | Mazda Miata | 2/5 | 1:58.628 | 1:53.741Paul Young | +4.887s (4.30%) | 116.62/5 | 119.6Paul Young | -3.1 mph (-2.6%) |
| Cumberland Classic 2021 | Grp 5 GT1,GT2,GT3,T1,GTX,PX,AS Qual 2 | GT3 | 122 | Mazda Miata | 4/3 | 1:55.171Christopher Howard | |||||
| Cumberland Classic 2021 | Grp 5 GT1,GT2,GT3,T1,GTX,PX,AS Qual 1 | GT3 | 122 | Mazda Miata | 4/3 | 1:53.699Paul Young | |||||
| Cumberland Classic 2021 | Grp 5 GT1,GT2,GT3,T1,GTX,PX,AS Practice | GT3 | 122 | Mazda Miata | 3/5 | 2:01.491 | 1:54.250Paul Young | +7.241s (6.34%) | |||
| Steel Cities Region Hoosier SCCA Super Tour @ Pittsburgh International Race Complex | Grp 1 GT1,GT2,GT3,T1,GTX,PX,AS Race 2 | GT3 | 122 | Mazda Miata | 3/3 | 1:59.125 | 1:53.809Paul Young | +5.316s (4.67%) | |||
| Steel Cities Region Hoosier SCCA Super Tour @ Pittsburgh International Race Complex | Grp 1 GT1,GT2,GT3,T1,GTX,PX,AS Race1 | GT3 | 122 | Mazda Miata | 3/3 | 1:57.619 | 1:55.874Paul Young | +1.745s (1.51%) | |||
| Steel Cities Region Hoosier SCCA Super Tour @ Pittsburgh International Race Complex | Grp 1 GT1,GT2,GT3,T1,GTX,PX,AS Qual 2 | GT3 | 122 | Mazda Miata | 2/4 | 1:56.746 | 1:53.652Paul Young | +3.094s (2.72%) | 120.31/4 | 120.3you | +0.0 mph (0.0%) |
| Steel Cities Region Hoosier SCCA Super Tour @ Pittsburgh International Race Complex | Grp 1 GT1,GT2,GT3,T1,GTX,PX Practice | GT3 | 122 | Mazda Miata | 1/3 | 1:59.075 | 1:59.075you | +0.000s (0.00%) | |||
| Majors May 2016 | Group 2 Race 2 GT1,GT2,GT3,T1,T2 | GT3 | 22 | OVR | 2/2 | 2:04.752 | 2:04.352Paul Young | +0.400s (0.32%) | |||
| Majors May 2016 | Group 2 Race 1 GT1,GT2,GT3,T1,T2 | GT3 | 22 | OVR | 2/2 | 1:59.902 | 1:57.855Paul Young | +2.047s (1.74%) | |||
| Majors @ Pittsburgh International Race Complex | Group 2 Qualifying 1 GT1,GT2,GT3,T1,T2 | GT3 | 22 | OVR | 2/2 | 2:32.187 | 2:29.284Paul Young | +2.903s (1.94%) |
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (2.26 mi)
| Event | Session | Class | # | Car | Pos | Best lap | Class best | To class best | Trap | Class trap | To class trap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runoffs 2016 | GT3 Race | GT3 | 82 | Mazda Miata | 7/14 | 1:35.680 | 1:31.107Joe Kristensen | +4.573s (5.02%) | |||
| Runoffs 2016 | GT3 Qual 4 | GT3 | 82 | Mazda Miata | 9/12 | 1:36.657 | 1:30.797Gary Bockman | +5.860s (6.45%) | |||
| Runoffs 2016 | GT3 Qual 3 | GT3 | 82 | Mazda Miata | 10/12 | 1:36.753 | 1:31.536Joe Kristensen | +5.217s (5.70%) | |||
| Runoffs 2016 | GT3 Qual 2 | GT3 | 82 | Mazda Miata | 7/14 | 1:35.455 | 1:31.750Joe Kristensen | +3.705s (4.04%) | |||
| Runoffs 2016 | GT3 Qual 1 | GT3 | 82 | Mazda Miata | 9/13 | 1:38.091 | 1:32.584Joe Kristensen | +5.507s (5.95%) | |||
| @Mid Ohio Sports Car Course 2016 | Group 7 Race 2 | GT3 | 22 | Fostoria,OH | 3/8 | 1:37.820 | 1:33.884Chad Bacon | +3.936s (4.19%) | |||
| @Mid Ohio Sports Car Course 2016 | Group 7 Race 1 | GT3 | 22 | Fostoria,OH | 6/8 | 2:34.917 | 2:12.799Chad Bacon | +22.118s (16.66%) | |||
| @Mid Ohio Sports Car Course 2016 | Group 7 Qualifying 2 | GT3 | 22 | Fostoria,OH | 4/7 | 1:39.147 | 1:33.700Chad Bacon | +5.447s (5.81%) | |||
| @Mid Ohio Sports Car Course 2016 | Group 7 Qualifying 1 | GT3 | 22 | Fostoria,OH | 5/9 | 1:37.237 | 1:33.555Chad Bacon | +3.682s (3.94%) | |||
| @Mid Ohio Sports Car Course 2016 | Group 7 Practice | GT3 | 22 | Fostoria,OH | 6/7 | 1:40.354 | 1:34.371Chad Bacon | +5.983s (6.34%) |
Unknown track (2.14 mi)
| Event | Session | Class | # | Car | Pos | Best lap | Class best | To class best | Trap | Class trap | To class trap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majors @ GingerMan Raceway | Grp 1 Race Sat | GT3 | 22 | OVR | 4/5 | 1:42.354 | 1:37.043Phil Lasco | +5.311s (5.47%) |
Letters to Fastrack
GT3 VW Funcap weight
#37217 from John Mills · Rule change · TB 25-01 (2025-01 Fastrack)
In GT3 Spec Lines, GT3 Engines - VOLKSWAGON, “Fun Cup” Beetle Sealed, add to Weight (lbs) as follows:
"Shall be exempt from consolidation add-on weight of 150 lbs."
GT1/GT2/GT3/GTL/GTX Tail lights on all GT category race cars.
#32799 from John Mills · Rule change · TB 22-09 (2022-09 Fastrack)
In GT, GCR Section 9.1.2.F.7.a.6:
"Glass and/or plastic headlights, front parking lights, front signal lights, lenses, and bulbs shall be removed. Headlight openings
shall be covered with a wire mesh screen or panel having the same contour as the original lens, mounted so that the headlight
bezel/rim remains in place, maintaining the standard appearance of the Production automobile. Side marker light assemblies
shall be removed and the resulting openings covered with a plate whose dimensions do not exceed those of the original parts;
side marker lights that are an integral part of the taillight assembly cannot be removed. Other lighting parts and operating
mechanisms may be removed. In the case of pop-up headlights, the entire assembly may be removed and the opening covered
with a screen or plate (as above, without the headlight bezel/rim requirement) which provides a stock appearance. It is not
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permitted to relocate the standard headlight, parking light, signal light, etc., openings. Traditional GT cars only. Not allowed with
any "Spec Car, GT2-ST, or any other added non Traditional GT car. Taillights shall be in the original location and shall may be the
original style/type of taillight for the make, model, and year of car. A rear body panel having the same contour as the original
lens area and in the original location, may be fitted with a tail-light graphic of the original style/type frame/lens adhered to it. If
side marker lights are an integral part of the tail-light assembly they must be represented by the panel graphic. These
panel/graphics shall have a functioning red LED lamp assembly fitted through them on both sides of the car to serve as brake
lights. A 15-watt or equivalent rain light may be included with-in this LED assembly or may be a separately mounted single or
dual LED assembly."