My wife and I finally made it to a SCCA autocross event. The car has CAI, Solo Race exhaust and 295 Hoosiers. With two of us participating we had both the in-car and trackside view. We have auto crossed our viper for five years so we have a good benchmark for comparison.

Here are some of our insights:

1. The car handled the course as smooth as any car at the event. There was very little lean in the corners. It did seem to unsettle a bit in the slalom, that might have been my fault.

2. At this point in time with the oem alignment the car has a bit of oversteer, but, only at the extreme limits of traction.

3. It turns in much faster than the viper, which caused a lot of cones to wither. It also hurt me in the slalom, I have to learn to slow down the turn-in.

4. We did a total of 14 runs, near the end the clutch started to smell a bit. It is fine today.

5. I thought we would run out of 2nd gear, but, only a couple of times did we see the shift light. I have the light set at 5800, therefore, have a bit left once the light flashes.

6. I could not believe how well the car gripped in the corners it was though it was on rails.

7. With the Solo race exhaust it sounded as good as any car at the event, it didn't sound like a four cylinder.

8. Second gear seemed to handle 90% of the course. The turbo spools early enough that you seldom needed more power. I tried a few of the tight corners in first, and found second had better results. I have done the bypass mod on the turbo solenoid, perhaps this was why the power was always there.