[john chesnut]

I haven't tried any high end speed runs. The only time I was on a track was Run n Gun 2008 at Gateway. I had just painted the car a few days before the event. I loaded the car on the trailer and took it to the race track. There wasn't any dash in the car and I hadn't wired it, plumbed the brakes or fuel lines, or aligned it.

The first 2 days of the event were spent taking care of those things. I did a string alignment, hooked up a water temp gauge and started it up for the first time at the track. I went out on the road course and set fast time for Cobra's running street tires. Then I put it on the trailer and took it home. Since then I've only driven on the street.

I can tell you the car is very well planted and the C5 suspension is terrific. I don't have PS but with zero scrub I can turn the wheel with 1 finger even at a stop.

My frame comes to a V behind the radiator. The frame/footboxes are 16 inches tall. They are skinned with .40 T6061 aluminum. In the picture you can see the aluminum V diverter that I made to ease the transition of air to the sides of the footboxes and out the side vents. The front of the radiator is ducted as well. I was going to install the Cobra style louvers but I like seeing my headers which flow over the top of the footboxes and down to the side pipes.