This link leads to the full article on Motorsports.com, that is excerpted below.

http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...?ID=216345&FS=

Pontiac Solstice debuts
Racing series....... SCCA-RACE
Date.................. 2006-05-02

Pontiac Solstice Debuts in SCCA National Road Racing

"WARREN, Mich., May 2, 2006 -- Pontiac Solstice will make its much anticipated debut in Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) National Road Racing this Saturday, May 6 at New Hampshire International Speedway in the New England Region May National event.

"Newly classed by SCCA in Showroom Stock B (SSB) for 2006, a Pontiac Solstice prepared by Phoenix Performance will be driven by 18-year-old amateur phenom Andrew Aquilante.

"Anticipation for this weekend has been building..."

 

This may be the Pheonix car but I'm not sure.

http://www.solsticeforum.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=14614

 

If this is soo much anticipated, why are the putting in an amateur driver?


Sounds like a scape goat to me.

 

The new offroad edition Solstice. The fender gap is terrible.

 

Can't wait to see what it'll do on the track. Should be interesting.

 

Because that's what SCCA Club Racing is. Amature drivers, amature racing, self-funded. The Showroom Stock series was specifically created to try to keep costs down for amature club racing.

Andrew

 

Showroom Stock requires a STOCK car. They have to use a completely showroom stock suspension. Stock springs, stock shocks, stock swaybars, stock bushings, etc. The car appears higher than stock because it has lower-than-stock profile R compound tires on it. SSx Cars must use stock wheels, but can use any size tire that will fit those wheels.

On paper, the Solstice could make a decent SSB car because it comes from the factory with good torque and wide wheels.

Andrew

 

The Z4 Bimmers will run away from it

 

Probably, but it'll still be cool to those out on the track.

 

Many people seem to think the Solstice is a poser that can't handle well. Talk and speculation is fun, but the track shows what a car can really do. We'll see what it can do.