Sports Sedan Forum

Hi new here ,,, would like to know the type of metal or pipe..used in construction of a sports sedan chassi, any rules or regs that I need to know of., and can you make a front wheel drive car into a rear wheel drive .is it with in the rules ,,,,, thanks for any info

Hi Chizel,

Welcome to the page, the cams manual lets you know minimum wall dimensions for tubing in construction
of the main chassis of the sports sedan. Yes you can turn a front wheel drive car into a rear wheel drive
that is no problem as long as the fwd base car used satisfies the other requirements.

The rules are being updated as i type BUT the general form of them wont change and they can be found on
the cams website

hope that helps

Thanks for reply .will take a look

I have a heap of 1980 corvette fibre glass body and moulds .would it be able to run as a sports sedan .would the engine have to stay in same position , thanks ,, geoff

chizel wrote:I have a heap of 1980 corvette fibre glass body and moulds .would it be able to run as a sports sedan .would the engine have to stay in same position , thanks ,, geoff

2. ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for this group cars must be series production closed cars, manufactured primarily from steel and
must be or have been:
(1) on sale in Australia through a recognised manufacturer franchised dealer network, or
(2) of a type of which a minimum of 5,000 examples have been manufactured worldwide, or
(3) automobiles which otherwise do not comply with (1) and (2) above but which have been recommended by
NSSC and approved by CAMS. Cars which are presently so approved:
(4) Homologated Trans-am bodies as per the SCCA pro racing technical regulations may be used. When
Trans-am bodywork is used, then homologated associated exterior aero components being the front
spoiler and rear wing must also be used as referenced in section 4.7.12.11 of the current SCCA pro racing
technical regulations.
• Toyota MR2 only when fitted with reciprocating engine (of up to two litres) or twin-rotor rotary engine.
2015 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport
SPECIFICATIONS OF AUTOMOBILES – GROUP 3D Last updated: 01/01/2015 2
© Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Ltd. All use subject to Conditions of Use at www.cams.com.au
RACE – 3RD CATEGORY : TOURING CARS
Such vehicles, where issued with a log book prior to 1 August 2002, may continue to compete in midengined
format with the engine to the rear of the midpoint of the wheelbase.
Note 1: Any new mid-engined cars will only be eligible where the complete engine is positioned forward of the
midpoint of the wheelbase.
Note 2: Manufacturer-supplied optional body kits, where each component is identified by a manufacturer’s
part number, will be considered for approval by NSSC and CAMS, each being evaluated on its merits.
Note 3: In all cases the base model of each eligible vehicle will be the reference for wheelbase, track width,
maximum width and length of coachwork.