I could not agree more.

Outstanding.

Sounds like there really is interest in this concept, again, perhaps a new thread? If I had my 'druther's, I'd see if Hot Rod is interested, Matt King has an "actual" race car (CMC Mustang), maybe they'd be up for coverage? I can contact him to see if there is interest. Of course, involving the media will also have a slant, due to advertising issues. I still feel that something like this can be done, but once you start to peel back the onion, well, there are more layers than you might realize.

HP will no question have an influence on a large road course, but that is certainly not the only aspect. Cone courses will show most handling issues, but not the important-difficult to solve high speed issues. Hmm.
Mark

I would toss out times in scoring the event and just assign points based upon order of finish in each discipline. That way if someone blows everyone away in the drag race he dosen't get a point's cushion to protect him in the road course, slalom, braking etc. It would prevent someone from building a one trick pony and require balanced performance.

1st - 5pts
2nd - 4pts
3rd - 3pts
4th - 2pts
5th - 1pts

Of course you could stretch the placing and points out if there are more participants.

I have a acquittance that is a former world champion Indy driver that I might be able to lure into being the driver of the cars. If no one wants that, maybe I will have him drive ours, LOL!

LOL! Frank, you shouldn't have said anything about it! :_paranoid

the only proplem i see with a "hired gun"... would be that the cars are all set up different, even a pro driver would take some time to get used to the characteristics that each car has...in order to get the most out of them.

although... the idea of having a consistant driver and variables in the vehicles WOULD even the field out a bit..... but if the driver jumped in one car that he felt "better" in.... it would also seriously bias the results.

so in terms of making it fair..... an average of points between the "pro" and the owners could be the best overall way to provide "even" scoring.

each each "event" could be broke down into various scoring systems, drag racing would have points based on fastest et, mph, 60'... the road coarse could have fastest lap, speed, overall time for given # of laps.... etc. this makes the scoring a lot harder to calculate...but also gives a lot less chance of a tie.

the main thing would be that there are no "judgment points"... like the "ride & drive" the number scoring averaged between owner and pro-driver and let the numbers tell who has the top dog.

maybe we should start a new thread called the lateral-g challenge.

LOL, Could you imagine showing up at RSE with a Indy champ to drive, ROFLMAO, Shhhhh!

We'd be happy to be at any shootout. In the very near future we can be there with several different versions of our system for the 1st generation Camaros. Payton will be running the drop version C5 subframe with mini me tubs out back and drop leaf springs in the rear with a 9 inch Ford and his LS motor and C6 wheels. Conrade will have a stock ride height version of the C5 subframe with our medium tub kit installed, our full roll cage, our four link setup and a big block. Tancreti will have a drop version subframe with the our C5 rear IRS but no rear transaxle,an LS motor, T56,medium tub kit and full roll cage system. We have our test car with simply the stock ride height C5 subframe and stock leaf spring nine inch rear with 89 Corvette TPI.We may even have the same version of Tancreti's car only with a rear transaxle since that is on the plate now.Remember our test car is available at any time for a drive. That's why it is there. Different strokes for different folks but that is the fun.Oh in answer as to why all the C5 suspension upgrades? I think it is primarily the price and ease of availability. Dollar for dollar, pound for pound based on performance it is the best bang for the buck.See you at the track. Ed

Oh. Forgot to mention. We're 21st Century Street Machines. Ed

Personally, I think this is the best suspension choice of all. We also are started on a project like this. I think it will be hard to out perform.

:unibrow: I've got something for both of you.
Wait. Nevermind. I shouldn't talk smack until I finish the damn car.

Tyler

Nah smack is good!

Let 'er rip.

Maybe?

'night, brother. Sit your butt down, and ice my champagne. Lots of it. :)

This could be fun, if done correctly.
M

"Ice my champagne"

LOL, nice.