Darwin,
You rented my CRX during the race in Aug. You said to contact you if I ever want to sell it. Well I am seriously thinking of selling it, or I could rent it to you for the season, and thus eliminate the need for you to store and haul the car and all the parts etc.
Call me and maybe we can come up with some kind of deal.
Tim
CRX Si #168
604.866.1589

Hey Darwin;

I have actually had some thoughts about selling the camaro for a race car again as well, the 4th gens LS1 cars like mine are nice but hard to run against the porsches or corvettes. My car is under-prepared for IP1 and with the full interior, a/c, etc it weights 3550lbs and runs best of 1:16s at mission, even stripped out with some better spring rates it would be hard to run under 1:14s with this car, I think some of the IP1 vettes have run 1:12s in the past. plus the vettes are lighter thus better on brakes and tires.
The other thing is 4x295 or 315 tires will be very tight fit into a f-body with a cage - I drive to mission but have the tires brought in a truck

I have run a few cars around mission when I had a race licence and would suggest to rent a couple rides to see what you like. Dont rule out a trailer, I would like a properly built light tube car that I could tow to mission with the family minivan, with a trailer that will fit in the garage.

A guy like you should consider a formula car as well, I would love one but I just dont fit.

Later

Check your PM's!

Hey Gang,

It's been a month, and a few things have happened (like not making it to the last event and not being able to talk to you all in person).  And as it turns out, I have a terminal EBTCM fault on the Vette and replacement parts are only available used (for $600-$1500 USD on eBay with no real guarantee of how long they'll last), and no one rebuilds these particular units.

As not having ABS, Traction Control, and Active Handling takes a significant chunk out of the already depreciated resale value of my car (roll bar & mileage considered), and makes selling it to buy a prepped car and a replacement DD considerably less reasonable, and factoring in that I'd have to disable those systems for IP anyways...

I've decided to continue the transformation of my car from DD through SoloSprint and into an IP1 car.  Not the most cost-effective way to get into the sport, but what the hell - you only live once!

So, I've been working on assembling the infrastructure (small tire trailer, hitch for the Vette, spare wheels, and a place to store the trailer), and while still doing SoloSprint, will be working on getting the car ready for Tech by mid-summer so that I can do my last Novice & first Senior race in the car in Aug.  As I've already done some prep for SoloSprint, the transformation is about half-complete already.  There will always be more to do over the years to continue to improve the car, but this will get me up and running in a known entitiy without having to trailer the car (just the wheels) - and it also relieves me of the hassle of trying to sell it.

I certainly appreciate all the input, advice, and offers over the last month and a half - I'll probably be back to the well several times for more input during the transformation.  Good luck with all your winter projects - I suddenly have a bunch of work to do...

Cheers,
Darwin.