Thanks for the kind words guys, but i think the ITR has a lot to do with my PAXing 3rd at all my NNJR-SCCA races. Anyways, i've only been doing this since June 2000, but i do it often, pretty much every weekend during spring/summer/fall season. I still have a LOT to learn, and i'm slowly adding left foot braking into my routine...I think i will take the evolution driving school next season to see where i stand. I have no plans of going to any major events just yet, although the thought has crossed my mind, although i have no illusions of doing well, the national level drivers are simply amazing, although i would like to try my hand in the prosolo...we'll see :P
During the last englishtown race i think Carlos was having a bad day :P He should be beating me since i am on the less grippy track tires (A032R) instead of my usuall autocross tires (V700)
SVTCole, i cant mount the ITR wheels on the contour unless i do a five lug conversion on it :P and since the ITR has 15" wheels and the CSVT has 16" i cant mount the race tires on it. But my guesstimate would be that the contour would be about a second behind on race tires. Its a pretty big difference, but the added heft, the softer suspension, and most importantly, the lack of lsd, makes the car slower at autocross events. Thats just my opinion, so dont crucify me for it :P