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Originally Posted by Vegas69
I talked to Matt Alcala last weekend and he said he would rather move more towards the other end of the spectrum and his car is far from rowdy. Everybody has their own idea of their perfect pro touring car. But do they have the experience under their belt to build it?
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Alright Todd, I'll let you drive my car at El Toro next year. I'm hoping it will be sorted, however I always change things before hand, and every year I seem to bring a car with untested parts that break. The last two years my car has had engine issues, and the first year it was completely unsorted and had an idiot driver. Anyway, other than the sheer amount of noise yours makes over mine, you'll probably be surprised how far it feels from being a tame street car, despite looking it. I drove with Kyle Tucker back to back in my car and Rodger's Chassis Works Camaro, and mine felt way less like a street car on the track than Rodger's. Weird, huh?
Anyway, that got me thinking, and I realized, something that looks and feels like a race car doesn't necessary have to handle like one, and vice versa.
The one thing I don't like about my Camaro is actually its level of refinement. Often, I wish it was either more refined, or less refined. It is kind of stuck in the middle. Some days I love it as is, some days I want a car like Dave, or Brian or Mike has, and some days I want a nice quiet grocery getter like the Newman wagon
Going back to driving school recently made me realize that I really want a car kind of like my Camaro, but with a quieter interior, better ride height so I'm not always scraping on speed bumps, and every type of cooler known to man, including one to hold beer at Good Guys shows
Basically I want to build something like my Camaro but with a quieter interior and extensive sheetmetal work! In other words, something that harder in refinement, design, and driveability. Maybe it will be runner up to top five at SMOY, and mid pack at Optima
Matt