Heading south for the Big BJ Options

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Barrett-Jackson that is. Be there for the Friday and Saturday auctions. Be Sure to watch the action on SPEED, after this it will be all NASCAR.
See ya there.
Craig C. Laughlin

[Cap'n Krusty]

Say what you want about Audi and Corvette, but their racing innovations have rapidly appeared in their production cars, some only a year or two after they proved successful on the track. Audi perfected FSI for their gasoline engines (more HP, far better fuel economy, MUCH cleaner, the new style TDIs are already on the market in Europe and will be sold here within a few months, they're developing the first viable production diesel sports car which should be available within about 2 years, and they've dominated Le Mans and ALMS longer than anyone before, all for less money than they would have had to bring to the table in F1, where that kind of dough would have bought them backmarker status. Corvette has developed into the biggest bang-for-the-buck of any sports car on the market. Not only is it the least expensive in it's class, it may just be the best, as well. You don't get that with NASCAR style formula racing. BTW, Audi has had a history of innovation, as well as a history of having those innovations banned because whiners prevailed. The R-10 was initially protested (after the competition saw how fast it was) because the exhaust "smelled bad"(!) and might make the opposing drivers sick ......... They've imposed ever greater weight and HP penalties on the Vettes to give Aston Martin a chance.


The Cap'n