[James OLC]

The Targa West has been talked about for a few years now but doesn't seem to be able to get the traction it needs to become a reality. I met two of the organizers at the Silver State last fall and they insisted that eventually it was going to happen but I have my doubts at this point.

On that note...

I have some good news and some bad news...

and some good news...

The good news is that the RS.R project is gaining some momentum and Rodger and the crew at Ironworks are making some great headway on the car. It should bea roller next week and then it's on to the more fab side of things.

The "bad news" is that I have had to rethink the project and there are going to be some changes - both in scope and purpose - for the car and the Targa Newfoundland is probably not in the cards.

The good news is that the car has a new nickname... OLC2

Mary and I had a couple of long 1 am talks about what it would take to make the '69 a top 10 OLOA contender and I think we have a pretty good plan now. Not much will change from the original plan but we will be a bit more aggressive with the ride height and might make allowances for a couple of creature comforts. We'll also, to a certain extent, build the car around tires. We (I) made a mistake with tires this year so next year (and the year after) we will be much more focused on tire choice and availability.

And for what it's worth... the '67 will be running the One Lap next year and the '69 will be 2013... once we gave the bugs sorted out. Unless some miracles happen... Then maybe... Who knows...