Licata had never been on this track before, so he certainly had a tough task in learning the line with only a few low-speed parade laps. But he still managed a best time of 2:00.04 on the big track. Licata says the handling felt great, but the car felt down on power. We need to hit the track with a laptop to see what's going on, but we suspect the intercooler to the supercharger couldn't keep up with the flogging.

Speaking of cover cars, Larry Callahan brought his freshly finished '68 to the competition. As the owner of pro-touring.com, Callahan felt it was his duty to beat on his Camaro in the driving events. The '68 is still being sorted out, and Callahan had a scare when an oiling issue caused him to lose traction and spin off into the desert. Callahan just shrugged it off as part of racing and more reason to keep working and beating hard on his Camaro.

If you've ever wondered what's it's like to drive a power rack-and-pinion car without a working power steering pump, then we'll tell ya; it sucks! Ours died on the first timed lap, but Rupp grunted and cussed his way through the event for a fifth-place finish. Later we replaced the pump and ran a time that would have been good enough for second place. Oh well, that's the way racing works.

JR Granatelli brought out his sweet '10 to compete. His car was freshly done and not quite sorted out, so they skipped doing the road course, but managed a respectable 47.7 on the autocross.

We never had a chance. This "real-deal" '66 Cobra was bought new and street driven until 1970 when it moved to "occasional race" duty. With a 427 FE dry-sump engine putting 600 hp to the rear wheels, this 2,500-pound car dominated every event. Add in the fact that it was driven by five-time National Solo II champion and autocross school founder, Jim McKamey, and the rest of us were relegated to fighting for second place. You have to give props to anyone who would flog a real Cobra with under 11,000 original miles on the clock. Congrats to both the owner, Bruce Cambern, and McKamey on the win!