I got to see Mary's Camaro in action last Sunday at the autocross in Marina--it was awesome. What was weird was how much more it moved like a newer Corvette than an old track car. The body and wheels were in constant motion (independently), and yes, the car stuck like an angry !@#$%.
What was fun was relaying Mary's time to a kind of intense guy who runs a GT2 or GT3 Porsche (with slicks). He was in chronic disbelief, and I quite enjoyed reassuring/informing him of what he'd witnessed. He was not beating the old Camaro...
I was glad to finally run the Marina course, and it sucks to hear that it will be gone soon (I've heard the same about Mather, with only two weekends this year). After doing Goodguys on Saturday, Marina felt like a giant truckstop--totally awesome contrast. With all the room, I couldn't figure out where to put my car ('cuz I suck, and have nil auto-x experience); I might have done better pulling my car on the trailer, and I still wouldn't have hit any cones.
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