NismoZ
01-30-15, 12:10 AM
Sure, it's not 1970 but the Trans Am Series (www.gotransam.com) DOES exist, the cars look good, they are fast and loud and they look VERY familiar. Mustangs, Camaros and Challengers...and Corvettes. I see Tommy Kendall and Dallenbach Jr. will make a season of it, too. Not a whole lot of recognizable names but...who can afford one? Factory involvement is NOTHING like what killed the series years ago and engine and tire rules are there to control costs. ANYway...TA class has genuine 800-850 hp motors, TA2 500 hp, even an International class...RA had a grid of 50+ cars. (check out ol' Rick Benjamin on YouTube at the RA event last summer as he gives a little series primer at the start, TV on CBSSN.) Adam Andretti (younger brother of John) had a good season driving a Camaro in TA2 finishing 2nd with 3 wins and 6 poles. His team, ECC Motorsports, is moving up to TA this year. Local team, based just a couple of miles up the road. Guess I'll have to pull for them this year! PS...TK raced a lime green Sam Posey tribute Challenger at Lime Rock last year...be nice if he could do that all THIS season as well.:thumbup: Looking forward to the RA event this year...the NASCAB weekend. Did the TAs lap faster than Nationwide there last summer? Can't find times. HOPE so!