SHELBYFEST to class or not to class

[stephen low]

You're wrong there acecob, mine's a stock 5L and I'm guessing there'd be quite a few others stock, but time does modify these cars.

There was a time the venerable 5L produced 600 HP, and as much as I'd like a supercar engine, the 5% or less of the time I'll spend on the track makes that a waste and realistically a danger in my hands on the public roads.

But there needs to be some levelling mechanism so that it does come down to skill more than raw power. I get great satisfaction haring my crappy corolla through bends leaving much bigger capacity cars flat footed, to see them eventually straighten up and blast past finally on the straight. Anyone can go fast straight, it's those curvy bits at the ends of the tracks that are the testing bit.

To me its like those days of the mini's versus muscle, the same as the XU1 vs Ford V8's particularly in the wet. Great car handling and level-ish competition in vastly different machines - and it was the best racing you could hope to see!!

I know we'll all have fun whatever happens, but it is even better when it is all neck and neck stuff due only to driver skill.

Jason, you know you are not going to please us all, so just make the best arrangements that you can to suit the outcome you are chasing!