[Doug914]

An interesting aside: Years ago, I was attending a race at Sears Point, helping pit for my friend Jim Busby Jr. ("Buzz"), who was racing his Zip shifter kart. We were standing in the hairpin watching P.L. Newman in his twin-turbo 300Z exit the turn in fine fashion, turbos spooled, inches from the wall.

I asked Busby Sr. why Paul Newman wore an open-face helmet, to which he replied, "I guess he doesn't like his teeth."

Just food for thought, if you're going to be participating in the higher-speed events.

--Doug