We have a couple of dotcom folks who like to run their Ferraris (an
F355 and Modena), and a few Vipers and bring them out on occasion, but
not on a regular basis.
I doubt creating a class for them would draw either car back; the
Modena ran in SS, and AP on its two visits (heck, why not?), and the
F355 ran in ASP. Nobody really cared.
We've also had a Lotus Elise run in AP. It shows potential but needs
development to be competitive in that class. The other two AP drivers
invited him to run in the class.
But it sure is fun when they run as both drivers made the cars strut
their stuff. Very impressive in sounds and action, but no quicker than
an SS Corvette. The Vipers, however, do show up for events. Last
Sunday, we had 2 Panozes show up. Debating where to run them caused some
confusion. One ran in B Mod (the only entrant) the other ran in our
local OSP. The BM won...the OSP didn't. Neither driver is that
experienced and the cars looked awkward.
--Pat Kelly
Randy Chase wrote:
>
> Mdmotorsprt@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 10/27/00 10:46:03 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
>kennedy@i2.com
> > writes:
> > Fact 6:
> > Viper, Ferrari, Lambo, McCalaren, PAnoz, Veactor woud make really lousy Solo
> > cars. Too wide, too heavy. Pretty. But not good on a solo course. A well
> > tuned BS Miata would rip them.
>
> I would not be too sure about that, but on a tight/slow course, perhaps.
> I would think a Panoz would do pretty well. I have autocrossed an F355
> and on street tires, it could really fly, once I figured out how to use
> all that horsepower. I have seen the Viper do pretty well also.
>
> I like the idea of having an exotic class because of the interest it
> creates when one shows up. We have had a Lambo SV autocross here a while
> ago, and it created a lot of interest. It was fun to watch.
>
> On some courses, a well tuned BS Miata will beat many cars, but so what?
> That is why Brian is proposing a separate class.
>
> Randy Chase
> '91 MR2 (poor man's Ferrari) CS
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