Scott Mock showed up to the race with his fresh and completely badass '69 Sonoco tribute car. This was one of the car's first track outings, so Scott didn't push the Camaro too hard. Then again, even when it's parked it looks like it's going a 100 mph. His best autocross time was a 46.2 second run.

Before any timed runs took place, everyone got to go out on a few parade laps. No passing was allowed and speeds weren't much over 60 mph. While it helped to learn the layout of the track, the slower speeds didn't really make them real practice laps.

Here are some high points in the data:
Sustained cornering of 1.25 g's, balanced left and right turns with higher spikes.
Max Braking g's: .84
Max acceleration g's: .75
Top speed: 118.32 mph.
Low speed: 40 mph.

Brian Finch's Camaro looked great negotiating Spring Mountain's 2.2-mile road course. He did well in all the events, and that consistency gave him a sixth-place overall finish.

Mixed in with the classic iron was also an assortment of newer muscle cars. Chris Fesler brought one of his Fesler/Moss fifth-gens to the race. The car was put in the exhibition category because it was being driven by a pro: namely, Paul Tracy. Showing what a great car, combined with a professional driver can do, Tracy whipped the street tire-shod '10 around the 2.2-mile course in an impressive 1:50.20 seconds.

James Shipka and his wife, Debbie, jump at any excuse to come down from their colder Canadian climate. It's no wonder that when Optima told James Shipka that he could run his '67 in the exhibition class he didn't hesitate to sign up. The Camaro that we featured in the February issue has been getting tweaked at Pozzi Racing, and he could feel the improvement. Unfortunately, due to time constraints, he wasn't able to get a timed road course lap, but he did grab a 45.4 second time slip at the autocross.

Albert Melchior, of Canada, was a member of the group that drove cross-country with Brian Finch. His 555ci big-block sounded like hell unleashed, and when the Anvil Auto-sponsored Camaro left the starting line, it laid down rubber all the way to Turn 1. Sadly, on one the first timed laps, the big-block grenaded, scattering bits of high-end machinery all over the asphalt. Albert isn't sure what went wrong, but the long sweeping turns of Spring Mountain are notoriously hard on oiling systems.

More carnage ensued when Rob Kinnan, of Hot Rod magazine, took an off-track excursion in his Factory-Five roadster kit car, earning him the title "Cupcake" from announcer Chad Reynolds. Kinnan was OK, and the super-cool roadster only suffered minor suspension damage, but his day was over. It's too bad since we were looking forward to spanking him on the autocross course. Knowing Kinnan, he'll be back in action in no time.