Classes

There’s a class to suit everyone in Autograss racing.
From the small standard saloon cars in Class 1, to the mad mental motorbike engined monsters of Class 10 – there’s a class to suit you!

	Class 1 Standard Production Front Wheel Drive Saloons up to 1000cc. The only cars eligible for this class are: 998cc Leyland/Austin Rover/ Rover Mini 954cc Citroen AX 899cc Fiat Cinquecento No tuning modifications are allowed, the only modifications permitted are those needed to comply with regulations that refer to safety.
	Class 2 Restricted Modification, Front & Rear Wheel Drive Vehicles up to 1300cc. Limited engine and suspension modifications are allowed but all engines must breathe through a 32mm inlet restrictor plate. Front wheel drive vehicles are also subject to a minimum wheelbase restriction of 2286mm. Popular cars are front wheel drive Vauxhall Nova, Nissan Micra, Ford Fiesta and VW Polo with the occasional rear wheel drive Ford Escort.
	Class 3 Front engine Rear Wheel Drive Saloons over 1421cc. Any car engine is permitted in any style of body shell. Front wheel drive shells converted to rear wheel drive are also subject to a minimum wheelbase restriction of 2400mm. Popular cars in this class are the rear wheel drive Toyota Starlet, and front wheel drive cars such as Ford Escort, Peugeot 205, converted to rear wheel drive.
	Class 4 Modified Front or rear wheel drive vehicles up to 1130cc. The main restriction in this class is that the manufacturers original engine and gearbox must be used. Unlimited internal modifications to the engine and gearbox are allowed. The most popular cars in the class are still ultra light minis and the Hillman Imp, which are now been challenged by more modern 1100cc vehicles such as the Citroen AX and the Nissan Micra.
	Class 5 Modified front or rear wheel drive vehicles over 1131cc up to 1420cc. Any engine may be used in any position driving the front or rear wheels. Lightweight Minis and Novas are being challenged by a variety of vehicles converted to mid engined rear wheel drive, such as Fiat Seicento/Cinquecento and the Nissan Micra.
	Class 6 Modified front wheel drive vehicles over 1421cc. Almost anything goes in this class for front wheel drive saloon cars. Popular vehicles competing in this class are the Vauxhall Nova/Corsa, Peugeot 106/205 Citroen AX/Saxo Ford Ka and Minis.
	Class 7 Modified rear wheel drive vehicles over 1421cc. Almost anything goes in this class for rear wheel drive saloon cars . Most saloons are of a mid engine configuration, with many either supercharged or turbocharged engines, or a twin motorbike engined set up. Donor shells for this class are of a small hatchback design such as the Renault Clio, Fiat Seicento, Fiat Cinquecento, Fiat Punto Rover Metro and Peugeot 205
	Class 8 Specials up to 1420cc Space-framed, single seater racing cars
	Class 9 Specials from 1421cc - 2070cc Space-framed, single seater racing cars
	Class 10 Specials over 2071cc Space-framed, single seater racing cars (Including twin engined cars)
	Stock hatch The stockhatch class is intended as a very low cost introduction to Autograss Racing which requires minimal car preparation skills, yet offers high-speed racing as well as room for some creative car building. All components should be standard, off-the-shelf, units, and engines are limited to 1131 – 1600 cc with two-valves per cylinder. MORE SPEC | Stockhatch Steering Committee
	(There’s also a class for Junior Specials, but these are not very common yet in Scotland) Junior Special Space-framed, single seater racing cars for Juniors (12-16 year old) using 1200cc Vauxhall Corsa engine & transmission