my Idea behind the trailer WAS to K.I.S.S. I did not consider the bearing failure option. there is not enough room in the trunk for both spares, (not unless we run 205's instead of the maximum 235's) or use the back seat. however I'm sure a thule roof rack would provide adiquate space, and room for a 3rd driver if one is deemed benifical. and could be removed quickly for competition. as for the tires 235/40/17 puts us in rare territory with the yokohama AD07 looking like the ringer. G force KD which I love, will require we run a 225.

which leads me to the following, the turbonetitics kit puts the car square in the 300bhp ~260whp catagory, which is near the max a FWD car can effectivly use. I'm going to decide sometime early next year if it's a viable addition, the money is there it's just a matter of importance and a few hp is low on the importance list.

I like your idea of getting signed off , having a second competition driver will put us in a good position. I'm still going to do enough NASA events between now and then to get my NASA TT license signed off on, and I need the track time anyway.

I have everything else, sans the roof rack. on my short list of items, including lastly a solo-1 legal rollbar (this however elminates the 3rd driver option) all in all it's a $11,000 endeavor worst case, with ZERO sponsor dollars or direct contrubition from you. that's a price I'm willing to live with for the experence.

I was asked at work today to set my goals for 2007 and this was top of the "personal" list, I've been thinking about this since I was a kid, and I kept saying someday, well Now is that someday and I have to do it before I get too old or worse!

whatever you need to start getting on the website as this will be paramount in gathering potential sponsors.

Jeff