BoP Lab / Buttonwillow Raceway Park
FC vs FV vs SM pace at Buttonwillow Raceway Park
Quickest here: FC 1:45.137 Robert Armington, Cal Club 2026 qualifying · FV 1:58.898 Mace Gjerman, Cal Club 2026 race · SM 2:00.831 William Wallis, Cal Club 2025 qualifying
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| Qual best | Race best | Trap | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs FC | % of FC | Qual best | Race best | Trap | vs FC | % of FC | |||
| Cal Club 2026 CALCL262026-02-21 | 1:45.137Robert Armington · fastest of 4 · top 4 within 25.0s-4.930s (-4.48%) | 1:45.314Robert Armington · fastest of 4 · top 4 within 12.9s-3.208s (-2.96%) | 147.5Bill Wallschlaeger+33.0 mph (+28.9%) | 2:02.562Gavin Sweeney · fastest of 7 · top 5 within 3.3s+0.208s (+0.17%) | 1:58.898Mace Gjerman · fastest of 7 · top 5 within 6.0s-2.299s (-1.90%) | 124.6Gavin Sweeney+21.2 mph (+20.5%) | +13.584squal +17.425s | 112.9%qual 116.6% | 2:01.392Ryan Busk · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 0.8s+0.561s (+0.46%) | 2:02.486William Rasmussen · fastest of 18 · top 5 within 1.3s+0.836s (+0.69%) | 127.3Sam Rezai+23.4 mph (+22.6%) | +17.172squal +16.255s | 116.3%qual 115.5% | ||
5 rule changes (FC: 2, SM: 3)1 weight · 4 wording · FC USF2000 Tube Frame may use Hewland LD200 4-speed H-pattern as alternative to Hewland JL-200 5-speed sequential. · FC F2000 Metrik ZF2 minimum weight reduced to 1220 lbs. · SMX drivers must submit data acquisition files on time or face suspension and $250 fine. · SMX penalty language clarified: level 1 and 3 infractions may carry $1,000 fine; level 2 and 4 may carry $500 fine. · SM cars limited to one set of Hoosier SM 7.5 P205/50/ZR17 per Super Tour event weekend for dry sessions.show
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| Cal Club 2025 CALCL252025-02-22 | 1:50.067Paul MacFarlane · only car | 1:48.522Paul MacFarlane · only car | 114.4Paul MacFarlane | 2:02.354Gavin Sweeney · fastest of 5 · top 5 within 10.3s | 2:01.197Gavin Sweeney · fastest of 5 · top 5 within 9.6s | 103.5Gavin Sweeney | +12.675squal +12.287s | 111.7%qual 111.2% | 2:00.831William Wallis · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 0.9s | 2:01.650Nick Leverone · fastest of 16 · top 5 within 0.3s | 103.9Evan Jacobs | +13.128squal +10.764s | 112.1%qual 109.8% | ||
13 rule changes (FC: 6, FV: 2, SM: 5)2 cars added · 1 engine · 1 suspension & brakes · 1 tyres & wheels · 1 weight · 7 wording · SMX allows OE instrument cluster relocation for aftermarket dash mounting, with wiring re-routed only; alternate gauges now permitted. · FC tire limit reduced to four dry and four wet for Regional/Major/Super Tour, eight for Runoffs. · FF and FC cars with sequential gearbox must add 10 lbs. to minimum weight, down from 25 lbs. · FV ferrous rotor no longer required to be smooth; may have up to three pad cleaning grooves per side. · SMX Spec MX-5 camera requirement wording changed; non-functioning recorder now grounds for penalty or disqualification. · SMX Spec MX-5 must run latest AIM Data Logger Spec MX-5 ECU Protocol; wording clarification for technical compliance. · SMX Mazda Miata OE versus OEM definitions clarified in GCR Section 9.1.7.1. · SM and SMX shifter bushing rules clarified: alternate bushing at shift lever bottom now allowed. · FC adds F2000 Metrik ZF2 with Ford Zetec engine and four-piston Brembo calipers as spec-line car. · F600 Rotax 494, 493, 593 engines now require single expansion chamber and pull starter; electric starter optional. · FV front wheel bearings wording clarified in GCR 9.1.1.C.10.G. · FC tire marking rule clarified: four dry and wet tires for Regionals, eight each for Runoffs; damaged tire replacement procedures revised. · USF2000 Van Diemen with Mazda MZR LF-DE 2.0L added as spec line car in FC; removed from FX.show
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| Cal Club 2023 CALCL232023-02-24 | |||||||||||||||
38 earlier rule changes on record, in force before Cal Club 2023 (from 2019)5 tyres & wheels · 5 weight · 1 aero · 1 suspension & brakes · 26 wording · FC/FF PE3-8400 ECU monitor firmware version reduced from V3.04.50 to V3.04.35. · SM Mazda MX-5 Miata 01-05 weight increases to 2450 lbs, or 2465 with alternate bore. · FC Ford Zetec Performance Electronics ECU model renamed PE-3 to PE3-8400; Monitor firmware updated to V3.04.50. · SM Majors must run authorized Penske shock and mount; Regional competitors' requirement eligibility clarified. · FV connecting rod rules add Brian Crower part #BC6417 and Newland Group #4M113077 as allowed replacements. · FV connecting rods minimum weight 425.0 grams, center-to-center length 130 ± 0.10/-0.25 mm specified. · FC chassis/frame section reorganized: anti-intrusion panels between main tubes clarified, suspension mounting restrictions strengthened, firewall requirements reworded. · FV connecting rod suppliers clarified: Crower SP93280B and BrianCrower BC6417 allowed as direct replacements. · FC Zetec ECU requirements clarified: Pectel T2 or Performance PE-3 required with specific communications ports and SCCA tune-file/map. · FV allows Crower SP93280B and Brian Crower Racing Rods as direct replacement connecting rods, must meet OEM minimum weight. · FC composite anti-intrusion panels of non-uniform thickness limited to eight fasteners per side. · FC tire marking rules clarified: competitor responsible for declaring, marking, and logging tires with Tech before qualifying or race. · SM adds procedures for testing obsolete part replacements and BOP updates in sanctioned events with CRB approval. · FC Pinto engine loses 10 lbs to 1190; Pinto aluminum head loses 10 lbs to 1190; Zetec loses 10 lbs to 1210. · FC: Pectel T2 and Performance PE-3 ECU maps clarified; SCCA Club or 2013 Pro map required. · SM aftermarket radiators must mount in original location, maintain core plane, require no body modifications, block openings, keep one OEM fan in stock location; 1990-1997 cars may install upper radiator seal NA75-50-OK7A. · FC Zetec engine minimum weight increases 20 lbs to 1220 lbs. · SM rear brake calipers may use single bracket under upper retaining bolt to prevent pin failure. · FV now allows 4 bolt wheels, previously restricted to 5 bolt wheels. · FV now supports 4-bolt pattern wheels in addition to existing wheel specifications. · FV rain tire requirement changed to Hoosier #44266 22.5 x 5.0 x 15 WET or W3. · FV allows non-spec Hoosier tires in Regional races until 2020-01-01, when spec tires become required. · FV allows rear tires on front of car; mandates Hoosier #43337 fronts and #43353 rears, plus #44266 rain tire from 2020-01-01. · FC Zetec connecting rods now allow Eagle #CRS5483F3D in addition to original Ford. · FC adds Mahle #930169439 piston as alternate option to existing Ford, Sealed Power, and United Engine choices. · FV wheels clarified: 15" x 4J standard or 15" x 4.5J steel VW, 5-bolt pattern, same track dimensions. · FV exhaust outlet location tightened to 1–4 inches behind rearmost body part. · FV wheels now permit 15-inch 4.5J steel wheels within C.2 track dimensions, adding to standard 4J options. · FV exhaust opening can now extend to 4 inches behind body rear, previously 3 inches maximum. · FC Wiseco piston and Crower connecting rod part numbers updated; minimum weight 976 grams. · FV front track maximum 52.500" and rear track 49.125"-50.750" no longer prohibits spacers. · FV disc brake assembly minimum weight clarified to 16.5 lbs total; caliper minimum weight requirement removed. · SM fuel pump and filter must be Mazda or OEM Equivalent part. · FV intake manifold horizontal tube measurement locations clarified between 1.500" and 8.000" on short side. · SM 1999-2000 model year cars may use replacement Mazda ECU and injector harnesses, unmodified. · SM electrical rules reorganized and clarified; alternator external regulation now prohibited except via OEM ECU/kill switch. · SM removes tire tread protrusion beyond fender opening requirement from GCR 9.1.7.C.5. · FC Wiseco piston and Crower connecting rod assembly minimum weight increases from 555 to 976 grams.show
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Best is the class's fastest lap in that event's qualifying or race sessions, with the driver who set it, how many cars set a time that session and how close the top five were; a best from fewer than three cars is greyed. With two or more classes, "vs" is the gap of each class's best to the first class's at the same event. "% of FC" is the class's best as a share of FC's best at the same event (100% is level, less is quicker): weather and track condition move every class together, so this compares across years where the raw times do not. It still breaks when FC's own field changes or one session was wet and another dry. Newest event first. The coloured figure under each value is the change from the previous event that has one (green is quicker, red slower). Whole laps only, so events with different sector layouts still compare. Weather and track condition are not accounted for.