FIA records

[ddahlgren]

It is nice to see you have them listed but is there a way to also list the breakdown of the classes as well. so the group #'s and other details can be sorted out.
Dave

[LittleLiner]

Category is by car type

Category A  - Unlimited 4 (or more)wheel (at least 2 steer) any alignment, any body, wheel driven.  Category B appears to be pretty much what we would call a production car.  Look at the FIA rules for more details of Category rules

Group - by engine type

Group I  Blown 2 and 4 stroke otto cycle
Group II unblown 2 and 4 stroke otto cycle
Group III Blown Diesel
Group IV unblown Diesel
Group V Blown Rotary
Group VI unblown Rotary
(there are other groups for just about everything)

Class by engine size

1 - up to 250cc
2 - over 250cc up to 350cc
3 - over 350cc to 500cc
4 - over 500cc up to 750cc
5 - over 750cc up to 1100cc
6 - over 1100cc to 1500cc
7 - over 1500cc to 2000cc
8 - over 2000cc to 3000cc
9 - over 3000cc to 5000cc
10 - over 5000cc to 8000cc
11 - over 8000cc

So a Catogory A, Group II Class 4 car would be an unlimited car with a 2 or 4 stroke unblown engine over 500cc up to 750cc displacement
Notice that some of the FIA engine classes are different from the SCTA engine classes.  Also the SCTA streamliner diesels combine blown and unblown while FIA does not.  SCTA puts rotary engines into regular classes with piston engines and factors the engine 'size' for rotarys while FIA does not.  

The info can be found in Appendix B on the FIA web site.

[jimmy six]

As far as I know the SCTA has never worried about matching the FIA engine sizes. The splits were set many years ago with the available AMERICAN engine displacemaents. For many years blow ran with unblown with a penalty given to the blower. Production sizes engines had their own splits. A standard was set in the 80's. Notice the FIA doesn't direct fuel type. If you don't like the words "World Land Speed Record" on the certificate I send you, draw a black line thru it...YYEEAAHH RRIIGGHHTT!!!!! J.D.

[Malcolm UK]

This is for Jon Amo

Please do add the class breakdowns used by FIA as you did for the FIM.  It may get some more US racers interested in records to be broken.

Jim & Dave & co.

Production cars in FIA terms are selected from 3 cars straight off the production line - sealed to avoid tampering - fully supervised as the safety equipment goes in = then used in an attempt as they were made.  SCTA Production cars are heavily modified by comparison!

The fuel specification for FIA is indeed totally  'free'. So, if it can be made to work you do not have to use pump diesel fuels in a compression ignition engine.  [Thats probably sent Dave D off to the dyno room ..... LOL]

The FIA engine sizes of course come from mostly European availability except for the tope end when you move into US V8 sizes.

[D-Type]

It looks to me as if the smaller  FIA sizes are the traditional motorcycle ones.  The larger ones look like the classesthat have been used for years in sports car racing - but the words 'chicken' and 'egg' come to mind.

Being pedantic:  
'World Record' = fastest regardless of class.  The others are 'International Class records'
 
 <small>[ April 08, 2005, 07:10 PM: Message edited by: D-Type ]</small>

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