I think I heard Mary beat a certain car with no windows.
I think a big factor for Stielow was how cold it was outside. I saw the red Mustang with the big wing had tire heaters. Popp and Detroit Speed had these solar looking covers over their tires to keep the heat from the warmup laps in. Mark had considered bringing tire warmers but didn't want to rattle any cages by going that far. Guess he should have. There was some serious hardware there with some good drivers. There was also some serious hardware there that looked silly on the autocross because some of them had no clue as to how to set it up. Fun event but was kinda disappointed that only the winner in each class got any awards. If you finished second it was announced. If you finished third I don't even think you got mentioned. In the future it would be nice to give say 1-5 or top 10 some kind of award to take home as a momento. Does not have to be tires or cameras, just something somebody can show off at home. The extreme example is Stielow finishing second overall out of 50plus contestants and walking away with a handshake. A small trophy or something would cost next to nothing and would be something to remember the accomplishment by.
Was a great event and the drive thru the snowy pass was a fun adventure. We stopped at Target on the way and bought knit caps, knit gloves, sweatshirts etc. Kept kinds warm for under 20.00 I especially enjoy the bar at Wullfys for Pizza and Beer.
Yes I also agree if our type of Pro-Touring cars want to be very competitive there need to be two classes. One for older stuff and one for newer stuff. I have a 2011 Porsche Turbo S that would have killed everyone in the speed stop challenge. AWD traction controlled full boost launch is hard to beat.
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