[Dean]

Opinions are like, well you know...

If Rally cars were such class killers, I would expect to see more of them in winning possitions. And when they do, it appears the Evo is quicker. Perhaps when they get more development time on them, they will be, but I just don't see the data supporting it right now.


This is Data:
04 Nationals, Topeka: 11 Trophy positions of 38 entries.
1 Sam Strano 01 Chevrolet Camaro 97.206
2 Mark Jorgensen 98 Ford Mustang Cobra 97.296
3 Jason Tipple 04 Mistubishi Evo VIII 98.241
4 Steve Eguina 96 Chev. Camaro Ss-R 98.250
5 Eric Stemler 03 Mitsubishi Evolution 98.462
6 John Tak 04 Mitsubishi Evo 98.491
7 Michael Snyder 02 Chevy Camaro 98.991
8 Navid Kahangi 03 Mitsubishi Evo VIII 99.228
9 Henry Botkin 02 Chevy Z28 Black 99.246
10 Chris Hartman 04 Subaru Impreza STi 99.513
11 Kiko Seibt 04 Subaru WRX STi 99.519

05 Natioonal Tour:
El Paso 3 trophies, 8 competitors, First Rally car 5th
1 95 Pontiac Firebird Brian Weikert 117.983
2 95 Pontiac Formula Larry Petrucci 119.014
3 98 Chevy Camaro Richard Rippy 125.098
Only Rally car:
5 04 Mitsubishi EVO Robert Love 125.998

SanDiego: 3 trophies, 7 competitors, no STIs, Evos do well
1 05 Mitsubishi Evolution R Navid Kahangi 98.093
2 02 Chevrolet Camaro 99.665
3 03 Mitsubishi Evo VIII 99.807

Walnut Ridge: 4 trophies, 11 competitors
1 01 Chevrolet Camaro Sam Strano 89.785
2 98 Ford Mustang Cobra Mark Jorgensen 90.513
3 04 Subaru Impreza WRX Jeff Templeton 92.927 (I assume this is an STI)
4 Subaru WRX James Elterman 93.155 (I assume this is an STI)

Houston: 2 trophies, 6 competitors No Rally Cars
1 88 Pontiac Trans-Am Mark Madarash 100.870
2 00 Pontiac Trans AM Matthew Patterson 107.045

Atlanta: 2 trophies, 4 competitors All Rally cars, no muscle cars. Very interesting, but very small run group for a tour event.
1 Subaru WRX Joel Adam Fehrman 83.359
2 05 Subaru Impreza STi Tom Pulliam 84.058