And I had a blast! I was out this weekend with my local SCCA chapter for our first race of the season. Naturally, I brought my Caprice along. Now keep in mind that my car is bone dead stock: everything is factory and a good deal of it new. They bizarrely classed me in F Stock, which is where cars such as Mustang GTs, 94-96 Impala SS', and new BMW 5series hang out. I was hopelessly out-classed, but I still had a blast and was within four seconds of a Mustang GT and a BMW 5 series; two seconds of a pair of Imprezas which were of the non-WRX variety. Still, not too shabby for a 307! As a bonus, the car was a HUGE hit with people. Most thought I was crazy or the coolest person there! Wagons rock. It's that simple. Anyway, here's some pictures. I should have more later as people post them, and hopefully a video; the club put a camera on my car for one of the runs!
First of all, hoop...that is a very nice wagon. Secondly.....who EVER would have thought of entering an 88 B body wagon with a dog 307 in an Auto Cross!??:confused: KUDOS!!!!!!
That looks like a LOT of fun! I see you have whitewalls. What kind are they? I know Sumitomo, last year, had a "H" rated high performance white wall in a 225/70R15, similar to the old BFG Comp T/A, and that is what I wanted. Worse luck they stopped making them, which is why I am now on blackwall T rated tires. They are good, but not that extreme edge for handling. I love the whole idea of all of that autocrossing, though. Go forth and conquer!
Thanks guys! Yeah, I am a bit crazy! The tires are just your basic Mastercrafts; it was about all I could find in 225-75-15 that still retained the whitewall, which is what I wanted. These tires really held me back, as I was definitely hitting their limits pretty early. I am thinking about getting a set of Roadmaster wagon wheels and putting some stickier tires on them; I think that would help bring me down a bit time-wise. Impala SS wheels would be nice, but I can't seem to find them anywhere.
Hoop....go here http://www.impalassforum.com/ and keep checking in the for sale sections and check in other sections, too. Guys have those for sale every once in awhile. Also check eBay and CL.
When it comes to wheels, you have ALL SORTS of options. Wheel Vintiques makes a variety of classic style wheels in modern sizes. I believe they make the Chevrolet Rally Wheel in a 16X7, and possibly in a 17 as well. THAT would look really trick. I gave up looking for good whitewalls. Grip and handling are more important, since the Thunderbird is my daily driver, and I run almost 30,000 miles a year. The Sumitomos are, so far, very good indeed. Wish I have bought them last year, though, when I could have had a set of whitewall 225/70R15 98H high performance summer tires. Oh, well. I'm saving up now for a set of Magnum 500s in a 16X7.
