Mean 69
01-02-2005, 02:45 PM
Hey all,
Just wanted to point out that a member of this site, and a good friend of mine to boot, found a picture of his bad ride in this month's Hot Rod magazine (page 46). Sean goes by the handle PAI Racing, and his car is certifiably awesome. The picture was taken at the NASA directly after the SEMA show, in Las Vegas. Sean's car is an incredible combination of old and new, the majority of the car is vintage "legal" (all of the sanctioning bodies have different rules), and is still being sorted on the track. In addition, using vintage rubber doesn't do much as far as an advantage with regard to the contemporary slicks most folks use in AIX (AI cars use spec Toyo rubber, by the way). Though off of the pace a small amount at LV, no question this car can be competitive with the existing AIX series, against many well sorted late model Mustangs, and some very experienced drivers (the winner of the race that this shot was taken in also had a very nice finish in a pro Trans Am race earlier this year).
In my opinion, this is a far more exciting way to utilize the old metal, these cars flat out fly on the track, but you won't see spit shine paint finishes. The notation states that the expectation is for this segment of the hobby is going to become really popular, very quickly, and I, for one, completely agree. Look for more and more old Iron on the race tracks in both open track events, as well as sanctioned racing events. No doubt that I'll be out there, hope to see you there too.
Mark
(Lateral Dynamics)
Just wanted to point out that a member of this site, and a good friend of mine to boot, found a picture of his bad ride in this month's Hot Rod magazine (page 46). Sean goes by the handle PAI Racing, and his car is certifiably awesome. The picture was taken at the NASA directly after the SEMA show, in Las Vegas. Sean's car is an incredible combination of old and new, the majority of the car is vintage "legal" (all of the sanctioning bodies have different rules), and is still being sorted on the track. In addition, using vintage rubber doesn't do much as far as an advantage with regard to the contemporary slicks most folks use in AIX (AI cars use spec Toyo rubber, by the way). Though off of the pace a small amount at LV, no question this car can be competitive with the existing AIX series, against many well sorted late model Mustangs, and some very experienced drivers (the winner of the race that this shot was taken in also had a very nice finish in a pro Trans Am race earlier this year).
In my opinion, this is a far more exciting way to utilize the old metal, these cars flat out fly on the track, but you won't see spit shine paint finishes. The notation states that the expectation is for this segment of the hobby is going to become really popular, very quickly, and I, for one, completely agree. Look for more and more old Iron on the race tracks in both open track events, as well as sanctioned racing events. No doubt that I'll be out there, hope to see you there too.
Mark
(Lateral Dynamics)