Sean --- Just happened on this Facebook post from Danny Popp....



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Just look at the LIST of people that are involved in supporting his win! Forget the talent the man has -- and how many events (seat time) he has.... he has FACTORY support... That's HUGE.

Just sayin'

Sean

It was great to meet you at the end of the LatG party. You have done some really nice work on that truck and should be very proud of it.

Don't get hung up on standings when you are going to an event in something you built vs highly engineered late model sports cars that are then tweaked by professional racers and teams.

The Optima is no longer about hot rods and muscle cars that is just a fact. Just look how many C5/6s were in the field and how many in the top 10.

Keep building cool **** and keep running track days or whatever is fun for you.

If your focus is about improving your driving and testing your skill against others take the advice given and buy something to run where real rules exist. That's why I bought (and unfortunately ended up rebuilding) an AI car.

I can tell you it is pretty fun to show up at a track day with only 340hp and work to keep up with, or pass, cars with way more power.

The truck looked great at SEMA! It was nice to finally see it in person.

I was nice meeting you again at the Lat-g party. I like your truck a lot.

In the spring I think I will sign up at PIR for there driving school and get the scca license. You should take the class with me if you can.

Hope to get my car finished by the beginning of summer.

You've gained a lot of new perspective in a short amount of time, Sean--you must know what that's like on a growth level, being that you're kind of tall. Just give what you've done some time to grow into, then balance out. USCA is cool, and it's fun to be there, but there's really no sense in taking out another mortgage to try and compete with guys who dump $200k on their toys like it's nothing.

Most of us are here to see what builders like you and so many others on the site do, hoping that most builds on here will eventually be more kinetic than potential. You've got the kinetic part down, so enjoy it, then get yourself a cheap Corvette (so you'll fit in the thing and get the weight down and back) . . .

Check out Vorshlag's Project DangerZone build. It might be right up your alley.

We're all here because we like to do this way too much: :bang:.

Sean,

Love your truck, I saw it last summer at a track day at PIR. I'm on board with 96z28ss as to signing up for more instruction next spring. It would be fun to get together then.

I learned track driving with a 2002 MINI S and did the "fast in the corners and slow in the straights" for 3 seasons. I now have a 2002 Corvette with way more power as my track toy and it was intimidating the first time out. If you want to "check fit" for a C5 let me know.

Dan

If Dangerzone strokes your fire, know that you could build a much faster version of it if you weren't restricted by the extremely tight rule set we were working with. The C4s are a huge bargain for the DIY builder. The C5 is a little better, as most of the heavy lifting is already done.

For the C4, you can pretty easily fit 18x11 wheels with 315 tires under the stock fenders. If you do the little flares like we did, then an 18x12 with 335 will fit.

Only problem with those choices is that they are SO BORING.... and on a Pro Touring site -- these aren't the cars anyone wants to watch being "built" --- big whoop -- put some tires on and go out and track it.

LOL


Sorry -- has to be said.

That's a good point, Greg. It's why Sean's Mustang looks like an F100, and it's why my Corvette looks like a Falcon . . .:action-smiley-027:

Sean you did fine, winning or placing in the top 30 in this event takes cubic dollars that you'll never recoup. :thumbsup:

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