When SCCA Enterprises released the Sports Renault in the early 1980s, you could buy the complete car for $10,000. The car has developed into the Spec Racer Ford Gen3 which is running parallel to the second generation car through the 2017 season. The modern price of a brand-new Spec Racer is $38,000.

So, for the price of a tricked-out family SUV, you could buy a racecar instead. For over three decades, the Spec Racer classes have supplied large fields, close racing, and excitement to SCCA Club races. They were even the platform of an SCCA Pro Racing series in the ‘80s. Into the future, they could remain the chosen budget sports racing class for amateur drivers.