This track is the worst in the region for tower to participant communications. They told you who was driving, what kind of car it was, how fast it went, and if something broke they told you what broke. They don't say anything here. During the considerable amount of downtime, we discovered that Chargers are more popular than Firebirds. We almost never get any comments with the Paradise Garage Firebird Formula.
People look but move on.
Not so with the Charger. All kinds of people stopped to chat about the car and how it was running. This is particularly amazing at Capitol, where the racers are known to be very judgmental about opponents' cars. Capitol also requires racers to pass through the waterbox, even cars on street tires. The Charger has an open differential which means that only one wheel spins in a burnout.