To best match the twisty, hilly, blind, technical, and/or otherwise tricky tracks in our region, the Northeast GT Cup offers a single, production-car factory power-to-weight based class.  All vehicles must:

1) be prepared for wheel-to-wheel racing, including a roll cage (1.75”x0.120” tubing, smaller diameter or thickness by exception only), fire system, racing seat, harnesses, window net, etc…

2) run a street tire (200tw or higher)

3) achieve a factory power-to-weight ratio of 12 to 1

The factory power to weight ratio is based on factory listed HP and torque and otherwise modified based on: tire width, suspension, aero, etc.

This one-page classing spreadsheet calculates the minimum competition weight required to compete in the Northeast GT Cup:

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The Northeast GT Cup is a 6 round, 12 race, points-based driver and team championship.  Best 7 individual races count (up to 5 drops).

• No contact

• 6 rounds of racing

• 2 days of racing, 1 race per day

• 2 hour race length

• 2 mandatory “driver swaps” per race

• 1, 2, or 3 drivers per car

• Untimed pit stops

• No fuel rigs

• Visors down, head-to-toe safety gear required

• Fuel capacity limits

• Driver out, no working on car, while fueling

• One wheel/gun/torque wrench/jack over the wall at a time.

Northeast GT Cup
Racing license and/or significant wheel-to-wheel experience, or successful completion of the GT Race School required to participate in any competitive wheel-to-wheel or qualifying sessions.

GT Race School and GT Time Trial sessions
Advanced track-day drivers only.  Previous promotion to HPDE fastest run group/open passing run group by another organization, competition of competitive time trial, and/or track-day instructor experience required

Safety gear requirements – all involved with fueling for either the Northeast GT Cup or GT Race School must wear full-face SA2015 or newer helmets and head-to-toe fire protection.

Sound limits vary location-to-location.  At some locations, unmuffled cars will not make sound.  All vehicles must make sound, no exceptions. Check supplemental rules for details on sound requirements.

Many reasonably priced ($15,000 – $40,000) club racing builds such as:

Acura Integra, BMW M3/3 series/1 series/Z4, Chevy Corvette C4/C5, MX-5, Civic and   other K-swap FWD, BRZ/FRS/86, 350z, FD RX7, RX8, s2000, NSX first-gen, Porsche   Boxster/Cayman/air cooled 911, 80s Mustang/Camaros, MR2 Turbo

Many regional club-racing builds also fit well with the NEGT Cup:

• GLTC prepared vehicles, several makes and models

• SCCA T3 and T4 prepared vehicles, several makes and models

• NASA H1-H2, GTS1-2, ST4-ST5 prepared vehicles, several makes and models

• World Racing League GP2-3 class endurance-prepared vehicles

• American Endurance Racing, class 2, 3, or 4, depending on driving pace

• ChampCar, especially B and C-class vehicles, several makes and models

• SpecE46-prepared BMW 3-series

• Spec Boxster-prepared first-generation 2.5L Porsche Boxsters

• PCA Stock-class prepared base Porsche Caymans and Boxsters