Ride onboard with SCCA Solo II Champion Danny Popp as he takes us around the autocross at the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational at Michigan International Speedway.
This car, born as a Porsche Boxster, is now running a 2003 2.7 liter with ported heads, beehive valve springs, custom cams and 12.5 compression ratio. With Troy Acosta at the wheel, it won the 2014 SCCA Pro Solo R2 Championship. Winding Road Racing is now updating the roll cage and revising the seat mounting. Greater safety with lower weight is the goal.
This past weekend Multimedia Editor Chris Amos bolted on his summer wheels/tires and headed out to a local autocross hosted by the Corvette Club of Michigan at General Motors’ Cadillac assembly plant in Detroit.