Pretty cool racecar concept.

[Cris@JCG]

I was looking @ buying a American Iron NASA car, Super Truck or Late model asphalt to set up for Auto-X so that I could use it as a learning car & to get some driving experience on the road course.. I wanted something inexpensive to serve my purpose.. Everything I saw was between 10k to 30k.. Even wanted to see what it would take to make these cars street legal.. My buddy that works for the CHP told me that it would not be easy but could be done @ a cost..

My compromise! I just bought this 1999 Corvette that was on the West Coast Auto-X circuit that was owned by Steve Abbott.. The car is already shaken out & proven on the track..
LG Spindles, Blisten Shocks, Heim joints on the control arms, LS6 stock motor with Kooks headers, Z06 transmission & diff, Dewitts Radiator, Accusump, CCW wheels on 315’s on all four corners… The car is gutted & weights 2750.. and the car is street legal.. bought the car for under 20k… I think I got a smoking deal! When I picked it up this week.. I drove it home for about 70 miles.. I just got to deal with CA smog laws!

Sometimes we all have this great crazy ideas but it all comes down to $$$.. This car will serve my purpose.. & when you are racing & learning you have to make decision that if you hurt the car .. what cost are you willing to walk away? I drive some pretty expensive Pro-Tour cars & my driving experience on the track is limited.. SO it is time that I get seat time.. You can build a car with all the best handling components with 1000 hp to the crank.. but if you can’t drive it.. then you just limited the abilities of the car… Just my opinion!

This weekend I host my own Auto-X event! & now I have something to drive till I get my Camaro or Challenger done..