TCI Kicks Butt at Super Chevy Challenge

[BRIAN]

I thought they were all 1st gen Camaro's going head to head. Like all suspension kits they need a capable car to go on to complete the package and also a driver that like a car that handles the way it does. Remember Porsche 911's drive a lot different than say a Vette and both are competitive depending on the driver.

Maybe not all Street Rod based stuff should be considered junk.

[Steve1968LS2]

Originally Posted by BRIAN

I thought they were all 1st gen Camaro's going head to head. Like all suspension kits they need a capable car to go on to complete the package and also a driver that like a car that handles the way it does. Remember Porsche 911's drive a lot different than say a Vette and both are competitive depending on the driver.

Maybe not all Street Rod based stuff should be considered junk.

No, the 10 companies could bring whatever cars they want.. they just couldn't bring what they brought last year.

Some brought There were two first gens, two wagons (Chevelle, 57) a corvette, a couple of Chevelles, it was a real mix.

Some were company cars that had been tested and tuned, some were customer cars that had never seen a cone before. One belonged to a customer that autocrossed his Nova.

It was a real sampling of the cars in the real world from six figure super high-dollar rides to ones that were on the rough side cosmetically. Some had a few bolt on parts, others had the full deal done to them. Heck, one had a big-block.

I didn't get to drive the TCI Camaro, but it really tore through the cones. I think this does show that their suspension package is capable of yielding high performance and isn't just "street rod parts repackaged". Personally I thought all the cars did well in thier own way.

Anohter great handling car was the Roadster Shop's Corvette. The only problem it had was egonomics since Mary could barely fit in it and the pedal placement was a bit odd. Those factors hurt its official autocross times, but the rules are the rules.

[novanutcase]

Chalk one up for 2nd gen Novas!! LOL!!!

Congrats Brian!!

John

[David Pozzi]

I drove the TCI Camaro and it handled great. Very easy to drive and very good feedback and manners, I think the tires helped them a lot. The car was very predictable and just plain fun to autox. The engine had lots of torque, I think it's a 383, brakes were good but the pedal was kinda high. Brakes were manual which was power assist before this test, but they remembered Mary said that on last years car the brakes were a bit over boosted so they pulled the booster and changed master cyls.
David