Andy,
It has actually been two years. This was the end of my second season in ITA with the Neon.
The strength is in the power. The better engine is the DOHC, but the SCCA has the weight too high.
The weekness is the handling. Being a Mac-Strut suspension, with way too much weight over the front axles, it just doesn't transition very quickly. Watching in-car video of Joe Moser and Kevin Ruck at the ARRC, I was able to see that there cars turn quicker.
Does the car have potential, yes, at bigger tracks where the HP/TQ can work for you.
The Dodge IT parts are great, but they are no longer available. I have made some of the parts such as the Spherical Control Arm Bushings, and made them available to the other people running the cars.
Overall the car is very fun to drive. I don't think the car fits better anywhere else but ITA. I would like to see the weight come down on the DOHC engine cars. Further development on the car isn't likely to make up the 3-4 second difference that I see at most track from my car to the Pole. I have a well prepared car that has always been a front running car even in SSC, It has had much development over the years. The car even won the Run-Offs in 2000.
I'll get down off my soap box know.
Chris "The Cat Killer" Childs
Angry Sheep Motorsports
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