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A few days ago I studied a few autocross results throughout the country. The first was a CenDiv event in Peru, Indiana. The second, a Detroit event.

The CenDiv divisional event was well-attended by national contenders. Below note how the D Stock and E stock winners compared to the winning G Stock Integra Type R.

97 Integra Type R 121.449 G Stock
85 CRX............119.542 E Stock
95 Neon ACR.......122.031 D Stock
01 Sube Impreza...124.319 STS 2nd(Jack Burns)
89 Civic Si.......123.530 STS 1st

Note that all these cars except the Type R move to G Stock next year with us. The 2 STS cars certainly had suspension mods but no race tires like the stock cars, yet they were still competitive.

For perspective on how fast a Corvette Z06 is, the first and second place cars had times of 113.697 and 113.783 respectively!!! The winning Honda S2000 did 114.347 in A Stock!

At the Detroit event, more Contours ran than I have ever seen at any other autocross. Times:

1st (non-Contour) 36.408 (WRX I think)
5th Contour 38.43
7th Contour 38.645
15thContour 41.076
18thContour 41.929
19thContour 42.223
25thContour 44.874 (time includes 4 secs for cones)
27 cars in G Stock!!!

Now by comparison, the winning drivers in other classes did:

E Stock 95 Celica ST 36.614
E Stock 200SX SE-R...36.707
D Stock 98 Neon ACR..36.58
STS 01 Sube Impreza (Jack Burns)35.797
F Stock Bullitt Mustang 34.905

Again, the the two E Stock cars, and the D Stock Neons move to G Stock next year and the Impreza remains there...just not the WRX.
The Bullitt winner, finished 2nd at last year's nationals in a Cobra but has not faired as well this year in the slower Bullitt. Still a lot faster than us!!!!!

I guess, the point is that driver skill will still be essential to be competitive in G Stock nest year...but at least the light at the end of the tunnel won't be obscured by a Type R or WRX or Eclipse...