[JayBar]

I came to the Cobra thing late in life.. I was a "car" guy as a teen. Did engine swaps and even did ring job on my 55 Plymouth. Then as family and responsibility came on I got a VW then a Volvo then about 20 company cars over the years.

In my 40's my midlife crisis kicked in and I wanted to build a Cobra. At the time Contemporary was the hot kit. I priced out the build, well I though I priced it out. But as they say "If I knew then what I knew now" etc. Anyway I figured it would cost $25k, but I didn't even have a garage at my house. So I wimped out and went to the local Chev dealer and bought a new '85 vette. Kept the car 10 years drove it 50K miles. But was always sorry I did not do the Cobra thing.

Then at age 60 with family obligations reduced I thought of the Cobra again. Now I had a garage and time. I bought a partially built FFR. It's a long story but I ended up taking it apart and building it up again. Kept it for a year then sold it and bought a Backdraft. I started tracking it at age 62.
Then bought a Mustang Cobra and did the Cannonball One Lap of 07.
Sold the Mustang and bought a Corvette 00 Fix Roof Cpe, as my track car.

But I could not give up the Backdraft, there is no mistaking the "wow" factor of the Cobra.

Now an oppertunity persented itself to participate in this years Run and Gun so the Corvette goes on the back burner and the Backdraft gets the raceing seat back, with some suspention tweaks.

So here I go at age 65 to particapate in the premier kit car event in the Country. So it's never to late.