[PF Flyer]

... tomorrow (Sunday) from Mid-Ohio. Same day coverage, just time delayed. 1pm EDT, I believe.

My team, #99 Tiger Racing, qualified 5th today just .2 seconds behind Heinricy in the 3rd CTS-V.

Go Team.

Here's me getting the driver ready at the Sebring race this past March

(IMG:http://99chevy.com/multimedia/sebring_2004/gallery_1/images/P1010033.jpg)

Speed World Challenge

[rmackintosh]

... when we were at Sebring, during qualifying, we timed Andy's Caddy, as well as Phil's Vette and our own car. We could see the 1/10 increases each lap until they were told, 'that's enough, you have the pole', just infront of Phil's car.

I see this as the 'Money Pit', coming in with a 'development' that needs real world testing, not just going around the Nurenburgring for days at a time. That was just getting ready for the series. The way these cars are built/engineered, it's un-freaking-believable.

Randy, get up close and personal and just look at what's been chopped and channelled and re-engineered. All the way down to the floor pans.

The only thing that resembles stock on those cars is the Caddy emblem.

Anyone read Smokey Yunick's book?

Damn you guys....you drew me out again... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

Couple of things...

FIRST AND FOREMOST, although I have not seen the Caddies up close, I have seen enough pics to know they are WAY BEYOND the spirit of the rules of WC. I was one of the FIRST to rip the SCCA for allowing the Caddies on the WC website back in December. My point has been, "OK...we let them in....bad move, but, now lets deal with them and bring them to the other cars performance wise."

I keep hearing "when we were at Sebring" (from everybody...not just you) "you should have SEEN THESE THINGS FLY!" Well Sebring was a while ago, and IMO substantial changes/penalties were made to the car. IT IS NOT THE SAME CAR, SO THESE OBSERVATIONS ALTHOUGH TRUE HAVE NO BEARING NOW. I have also heard MATHMATICAL calculations as to how the Caddies can go DOUBLE DIGIT under lap records if they so choose. OK, fine, but that IS NOT what we are seeing....WHEN will I see these lap times??? I CANNOT believe the "strategy" of finishing mid pack to win a championship....ESPECIALLY if Audi is gonna KEEP FINISHING 1-2....I CAN BELIEVE Audi's apparent strategy....go JUST FAST ENOUGH to stay in the front and NO MORE....now THAT is a strategy I KNOW IS BEING USED!

... I believe that the next race will be an 'eye opener'.

I have also heard this EVERY race now....yet THE ONLY eye opener is that the Caddies fall further back in the pack....I know, I know.....it is THEIR STRATEGY DUMMY (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) I just am not getting it.....THE FIRST TIME I SEE A CADDY HAVE AN AUDI LIKE PERFORMANCE I WILL BE RIGHT BACK WITH YOU GUYS, BUT AS LONG AS THEY FINISH MID PACK, THEY ARE EITHER BEING HELD IN CHECK, OR SANDBAGGING....BUT WHO CARES??? When you got privateers finishing in front of them EVERY RACE...what is the difference??? (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)