[tommygold]

Hi all. Back in DC. I really enjoy the commentary and thoughts about the cars. I'm mostly done with the forum, though, because of the constant suggestions that the race is a lie. For goodness sakes, I've said when the race is likely to occur and where. I've invited anyone to come in DC and see my car. I've spoken with GranTurismo, which says they will ship the car for $1750 each way, and that I need to send it roughly ten days in advance. I've told you everything I know about his car, even where it is. I haven't invited him on to this forum precisely because I don't want him to learn from it and get suggestions, though I have told him that I'm on some kind of Cobra forum. The idea that the gap between posting yesterday and today is too long and creates suspicion strikes me as just plain weird. I do know that before leaving for San Diego for a week, he put his car into some kind of specialty shop in Las Vegas; there can't be more than one or two of those. But I have no need or desire to try and prove to you that the race is real -- I've really enjoyed the thoughtful and playful banter about the cars, and learning about whether I'm a dog in this. Just recognize that the repeated suggestions that this is (inexplicably) some kind of (bizarre) scam make this a much less interesting place to come and talk with you about the race, to invite people who want to come, and to post the video and the results. Just think about it from my perspective. -Tom