The Mark, I looked for Detroit drivers at last year's nationals and found the following:
SS: 6th and 13th
BS: 7th and 8th
DS: 6th, 11th, 16th, 18th
ES: 20th
FS: 16th, 26th
GS: 2nd
And I did not even look outside stock class! Needless to say, Detroit region is EXTREMELY competitive at the national level. Now compare that to Dixie region where I ran earlier in the month. The PAX winner there went to the Ft Myers National Tour event and finished 14th in STS. He's a very good driver but his car is not nationally competitive in STS. Through interpolation/guestimation of my times vs. him and the local Z06 national competitor I quickly realized I would have finished second to last in G Stock as well even with race tires.
Don't feel bad that you lost by only 2 seconds to the guy who finished 2nd in PAX in a highly competitive region. That's why I am coming to SZ. I want to see how I do against other Contours, not other local cars.
Fastest Contour at SZ 2002 Auto-X. 10th in PAX out of 125. CEO of FOGEY(Fast Old Guys Emasculating Young-uns), Inc. Terry Haines, Chairman, Senior V.P.s: (alphabetical)JavaContour, Jet Mech, MFE, SeicoRacing, SVTSTS, Vern Kilburn. If your not a member, yet, wait a few years. I'm not just the CEO, but I'm a member, too. Working with the rank and file to get the job done right!
Historical:
63 TVR (1K in 74), 75 TR-7 (paid cash new), 79 RX-7 (zoom,zoom), 81 RX-7GSL (autobahn-driven),82 Mustang GT (autobahn-driven), 85 Mustang GT (SE Division F Stock Solo II Champ), 86 MR-2 (3rd SE Division D Stock), 88 Civic DX (had 1st born and still owned MR2) 92 Sentra SE-R (all go and no show), 98 EO SVT Contour (FTD SZ 2002). 02 Altima 3.5SE 5 spd!!!
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