I just wanted to add a few things to this thread. What those statistics don't show is the course layout. This course was huge, and really did not lend itself to the Contour. From my experience, our car handles 90s well, but 180s poorly. Transitions are a bit slow, too. It does go like stink and brake very well. The focus, on the other hand is very nimble, and seemed to thrive on this course. In no way am I trying to detract from the great showing Keith put on, and I congratulate him on his well earned victory. I just wanted to point out something the results can't relate to one who was not in attendance.
On a side note, I am going to cry about that event. I hit a deer on the way to this event and pretty much annihilated my car. It wasn't totalled, but it did nearly $7000 in damage. Needless to say, I was not driving my car in the event. I was given the keys to a 95 Nissan 200SX SE-R, and let loose on the course. As you can see by my times, I put in a piss poor showing. While the SE-R is a great car, it handles nothing like a 'tour. I beaned cones and DNFed all day long. I think my vision was skewed when I was beaten in the face with the airbag. Basically, I just drove very poorly that day.
