Just to let you know, that's a 1972 LT-1 Corvette that Danny autocrossed
back then. We have some descent video of incar video of Danny in it and
outside video of him from the '95 and '96 dogwood grand prix. It's still
awesome to watch! I went to the '96 Dogwood Grand Prix but just was a
spectator and helped out at that event.
> Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 09:01:20 -0600
> From: "Steve Hoelscher" <stevehh@hiwaay.net>
> Subject: Re: street solos
>
> As far as I know, the Dogwood GP is now defunct. They tried to run it
again
> a couple of years ago but ended up canceling it. I am not really sure
why.
>
>
> > The typical course was probably 2.5
> > minutes. It was so long (2+ miles) that you typically got ONE walk
> > during the half-hour the course was open for walking. No mod cars were
> > permitted due to speed, but Prepared cars were OK. Folks ran from one
> > side of the bridge to the other when Dan Popp went under. <G>
> >
>
> Man, that brings back memories. Always a lot of fun to run there. The
> course had a really high yeeha factor and it _was_ long. Very difficult
to
> remember it well and because you were going so dang fast it tended to
> surprize you a lot.
>
> The last year Dan ran 'ol Blue (the '70 BSP Vett) he and I traded FTD on
> almost every run, with Dan taking it on the last one. At that event, on
the
> run from the lower overpass to the turn around at the bottom, I hit the
rev
> limiter at 8000 rpm in 4th gear! (I have a 5th gear lockout) After runs
> were over, the cop that had been sitting att he dead end at the bottom of
> the hill (with his radar gun) told me Dan and I had 25 mph on the whole
> field!
>
> Steve Hoelscher
> #27 DSP
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