Lee Roy: Yes, they do have air intake restrictions. Got to their website
http://www.speedvisionwc.com/ and click on "competitors" and then "technical specifications" for interesting info on the tech specs..
First of all, I dont like to put the "knock" on any type of racing series as they all have their fans. However, the omly reason that France started Grand Am was an attempt to put the other road racing series out of business before they became too popular. Fans DO NOT go to road races so that they can see all of the track. They go to see a different type of talent reqd for the road tracks and a different type of racing. Grand Am in fact does run road tracks, Watkins Glen, VIR, Quebec, etc.
Comparing Grand Am to ALMS is like comparing Winston Cup to ARCA (or a lesser series). Trans Am has more talented drivers than Grand Am.
Burnsie: Yes, World Challenge usually runs in conjunction with ALMS...but not always...sometimes like this weekend at VIR they are running with Trans Am (the feature race)....and I will be there to see some great racing on a great track. Richard Petty, David Pearson, Paul Newman and others raced at VIR in the 1966 Trans Am race. Paul was a very good racer and in fact still does a little racing.
There is some very good racing by World Challenge, Trans Am, and ALMS at great tracks like Sebring, Laguna Seca, Road America, Mid-Ohio, Mosport, VIR, Road Atlanta, and even Sears.
BTW, the motto of road racing fans is: "Life is too short to go in circles".
