GM is making some good stuff lately.

[Steve85]

GM doesn't have the nads to sell a car ready for the track, roll bar, harness and seats ready.

What makes you say that? Chrysler has done the Viper GTS-R and ACR (no cage but harness and proper seats, no radio, etc) also the drag race version of the Challenger. I don't see why GM wouldn't offer something like that in a limited run.

The fact that they haven't despite every opportunity. Just as a fan of the car it's a bit frustrating to see what others are doing and GM won't. There are plenty of people out there buying vettes and ripping stuff out and putting stuff on that GM could do and sell as a track pack.

The Viper example helps make the point, that it is certainly possible and there is some market and yet after 25 years of one of the best values in performance - nothing. Porsche has done it, Chrysler has done it, I believe that BMW is doing it (that orange M3 with the roll bar, maybe it's not for sale, I don't know) but Chevrolet has not. They offer a T1 suspension kit through GMPP, why not just offer a T1 option car that comes with the suspension, a nice seat, harness, no radio and no AC and those who are going racing (not just HPDE) can do the non-street legal stuff? Because - no nads.

In 88-89 SCCA kicked the Corvette out of showroom stock and created a dedicated racing series. Even the cars ordered with the Corvette Challenge option package had to be completely redone. They came with full interiors, exhaust, and if I'm not mistaken even a radio and AC. This was a car specifically being ordered to go racing at a national level. You can't tell an unconverted car from a regular car ordered with cloth seats.

Hell, half the buyers of the track ready car probably wouldn't ever go...but they'd buy'em to say they have'em. (and then sell them 6 months later when they can't stand barely fitting in the seat anymore)

Maybe they'll prove me wrong one day.... :thumbup: