[vettestr]

Sambo, Bernie,
Sambo, the gel coat color is just not a biggie. As mentioned by others the paint and primer will rock chip but the body/gel coat is protected by the paint. If a cars finish is polished gel it will chip or get a frosted look from rocks and then tougher to spot finish than paint. I do like the looks of polished gel and it is very durable but it does get defects from rock chips too.
Bernie, Hope to be seeing you sooner than latter. The car made it through the testing just fine. We did take a few cones out but that just proves they were movable. The exhaust may have taken 1 of the 2 cones out as Steve was cutting them very close but with great style. Testing was the week after Hersh and Steve got back from Ca. Amassing he could drive that well with a hang over. The results of the mag testing will start in the September issue that is available in Aug I think.