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Cobra vs. Cheetah mod, set to start on Monday, September 27th.

BACKGROUND:
Since its inception, the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) has run multiclass races. Continuing into the modern era, cars in different classes race together with the emphasis on class wins rather than overall victories. Our races for this season will be mixed class venues.

THE CARS:
Back in the1960s the 427 Cobras were the scourge of the
SCCA "A Production" category. Brutally fast, they did suffer from a lack of handling and relied mostly on brute power to get the job done.

The Cheetah was light and very powerful for its size and weight and handled quite well. On account of the fact that not many
Cheetahs were made, they could not qualify for the SCCA Production category and were assigned to C Modified.

While very few Cheetahs exist today, one can still see, in Vintage racing, the Cheetahs and big Cobras racing in the same race, each vying for its class win.

OUR SERIES CARS:

Both the roadster and coupes are present for the Cobras and the Cheetahs. Cobra Hardtops raced at LeMans and in Europe, mostly. The roadster dominated competition in North America.

Most Cheetahs were coupes. There were only a couple of Cheetah roadsters made. One came about by a driver who was so hot in the cockpit that his crew literally cut the top off the coupe!

THE MOD:
The Cobra is fast, really fast, but does not handle well.
Conversely, the Cheetah is not as fast as the Cobra but handles nicely.
Both cars, driven by the same driver, theoretically have about the same lap times. But scheduled track configurations may change which car gets better lap times.

CHAMPIONSHIPS:

There will be four Championships:

~ The Cobra Championship
~ The Cheetah Championship
~ The Two Man Team Championship
~ The Seniors Championship

STRATEGIES:

Those seeking either the Cobra or the Cheetah Championship will probably stay with either car during the season.

Seniors, points count per race regardless of car chosen.
Seniors are, of course, eligible for the other three Championships as well.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Thanks to Dave Sabre, Master Modder, for these splendid cars! Dave's attention to detail and perfection always results in superlative racers

Thanks to Paul Nadeau for all his hard work including physics development and his contributions to the final concept of what these cars should be. This mod would not exist in its present form were it not for Paul.

Thanks to Peter Berry for his outstanding ideas and contributions, great work as usual, Peter.

Testers Dave Bradley and Louie Bell are also recognized for their contributions to the Cobra Cheetah mod.