Bill Pemberton
0ld Ford Automotive Racing Terror
Dave decided to make a bold move during the Solo Champ Nationals over the Memorial Day Weekend ( actually two Champ Tour events running Friday/Sat. and Sunday/Monday ) switching to Hoosiers on his CAMC 2012 Mustang and jumping into C Prepared. Sunday saw the pavement mimicking a wet traction circle test area with drizzle making the torque application with the CP machines an exercise in pussyfooting the cavalcade of cones! Chris Miller , whose pristine Fox Bodied turbo four was loving his lower power advantage in applying rubber to the damp pavement was leading by 6/10ths on Sunday , but surprise entry DaveW was in the second spot. Dave came really close to winning the event , missing the Gold Medal by 3/10ths, but more importantly shocking the C Prepared contingent by showing up with a CAMC car in the race prepared Class - way to go Mr. Whitworth. Brian Myer was just one place out of the trophies in his GT 350, placing 3rd in the B Street Class on Monday, and being the highest placing Mustang in this stock class.
Now, CAMC was a really cool spectacle to watch for the Blue Oval Fans, as the top 5 places ( and trophies ) all went to Mustangs ----- no Bowties till numero 6!
Lastly, the one observation one could ascertain from this event that had the feel of a " Mini Nationals " with all the top notch drivers from around the US who showed up, was that for auto crossing the Yokohama seems to be the new hot ticket for trophying! There were quite a few drivers with Mustangs, Camaros, Corvettes ,etc. that have switched over and it does seem to be the new top dog in the 200 TWR Tire Wars. Now keep in mind that road course usage may mean this tire is only good for a few laps, since it does seem to heat up mega fast! But for those just doing cone carving, this may be the tire to view, though rapid wear does seem to be it's one downfall from competitor comments ( so that will affect cost in replacement will come sooner ).
Now, CAMC was a really cool spectacle to watch for the Blue Oval Fans, as the top 5 places ( and trophies ) all went to Mustangs ----- no Bowties till numero 6!
Lastly, the one observation one could ascertain from this event that had the feel of a " Mini Nationals " with all the top notch drivers from around the US who showed up, was that for auto crossing the Yokohama seems to be the new hot ticket for trophying! There were quite a few drivers with Mustangs, Camaros, Corvettes ,etc. that have switched over and it does seem to be the new top dog in the 200 TWR Tire Wars. Now keep in mind that road course usage may mean this tire is only good for a few laps, since it does seem to heat up mega fast! But for those just doing cone carving, this may be the tire to view, though rapid wear does seem to be it's one downfall from competitor comments ( so that will affect cost in replacement will come sooner ).