Apparently Greg really is getting comfortable driving the car. After the swap, me Mark and Laura are driving on the freeway north towards the hotel when Mark says "Hey, there goes my car!" As Greg goes bombing by us. Was kinda weird for Mark to see his car pass us unexpectedly

Take a rest then cruise it out to Scottsdale GG next weekend.

Pleeeeeease. Pretty please with sugar on top.

... X2

I bet that was a strange feeling. Sort of like letting your daughter go on her first date. "she better be in one piece when she gets back" hammer click

Yeah, the odds with Weld are better than locked up in a trailer in a parking lot at Caesar's.

I only passed you because the Viper wanted to race once we hit Las Vegas Blvd (by the way, it was just as weird seeing you in my Jeep). Does your head hit the roof?

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Great information. Would someone copy this over to the PWM cooling fan thread so we don't forget where it is ! Ok, so I don't forget where it is !!

We watched all the Optima cars roll out on Friday. There were some radical and loud cars. Marks car sounded docile compared to others. Very unassuming, but we know what's really going on under the hood. Can't help but be impressed with a car that does it all.

Tim

Now that's a funny story.

Greg and Tim, thanks for relaying your impressions of the car. I love it and think it's the pinnacle of pro-touring. Of course, I think each of his builds are. I doubt I'll ever see any of them in person though so I appreciate your responses.

I was able to get in early and check the car out with almost no crowd in the show. I spent a half hour just looking the car over. Mark was even nice enough to say hi and ask me if I had any questions about the car :thumbsup:

Some more impressions of the car
- The Jake Skull on the shifter and rear window are nice touch.
- The car is clean its hard to see all the technology in the car. The hoses, wiring, connectors, are all well hidden.
- The Z28 influence is evident in the front splitter, and rear wing.
- The underside components are invisible they are tucked so high up.

I could have looked at it all day!

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Mark,

I really enjoyed reading your feedback on how Hellfire has been performing each step of the way to OPTIMA. I know last week had to be very hectic and you are probably still trying to get your feet back on the ground. When you have an opportunity, can you give those of us that were foolish enough not to go to SEMA your thoughts on the car's performance? :thankyou: