Rod Powell
Shake N Bake Baby
I'll address the question about regrets on the ground pounders, if any. All is a matter of opinion, so take with a grain of salt.
As a lot of you know, I bought the first LS1 powered ASA car, because I did not want to wreck my 911. I have had zero regrets. The stock cars are fun, unique, take little effort to acllimate to, and are just a hoot to drive. They are also, surprisingly, very forgiving.
Plus, they are damn safe. In fact so much so, you get a bit of "Superman" effect in them, so be wary.
Regarding maintenance, they are certainly not maintenence free, so don't fool yourself. However, the parts are in fact inexpensive, especially when compared to Race parts being applied to Street Cars, and they are readily apparent.
Plus, if you get a ground pounder, you get a bunch of idiots that will work on your car, for free, just to make sure you make the grid. Of course that is a two way street. If your car is fine, and one of your ground pounder brethren is broke down, you are expected to pitch in and get him on track as well.
Put succinctly, I love it. Last year, I was not able to race. This year, however, we have a track that is very well suited for GT1 stuff, and intend to get a lot of seat time. (notice I use the word intend, meaning maybe yes, maybe no).
Any other GPDA members wanna chime in here?
RP
As a lot of you know, I bought the first LS1 powered ASA car, because I did not want to wreck my 911. I have had zero regrets. The stock cars are fun, unique, take little effort to acllimate to, and are just a hoot to drive. They are also, surprisingly, very forgiving.
Plus, they are damn safe. In fact so much so, you get a bit of "Superman" effect in them, so be wary.
Regarding maintenance, they are certainly not maintenence free, so don't fool yourself. However, the parts are in fact inexpensive, especially when compared to Race parts being applied to Street Cars, and they are readily apparent.
Plus, if you get a ground pounder, you get a bunch of idiots that will work on your car, for free, just to make sure you make the grid. Of course that is a two way street. If your car is fine, and one of your ground pounder brethren is broke down, you are expected to pitch in and get him on track as well.
Put succinctly, I love it. Last year, I was not able to race. This year, however, we have a track that is very well suited for GT1 stuff, and intend to get a lot of seat time. (notice I use the word intend, meaning maybe yes, maybe no).
Any other GPDA members wanna chime in here?
RP
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