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Originally Posted by TerryH
Congrats! Stewart Parks = pen name?
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Thanks everyone! Yes, Stewart Parks is my pseudonym, an amalgamation of the maiden names from both sides of my family. Parks is actually my middle name, and I always wanted to have a cool nickname, so you can call me "Stewball." I hated being called "Tweety-bird" the whole time I was growing up.
stomachmonkey--
The Ultima is as close to a "supercar" as I'll ever get. Sure I'd like to have a Carrera GT, but can't afford the maintenance, much less the purchase price. I've only been able to run it at a couple of DEs and 3 autox events in the last year, but it's a lot of fun for a street-legal car. It's GT-2 or Cup car fast, with the benefit of having a motor that has a lot of low-end grunt and doesn't cost an arm and a leg to maintain or replace. What's a freshening on a Cup car engine? $30K? A new LSx crate motor with forged internals like the one in this car makes about 430HP and is about $3500 from GM. A 505HP LS-7 is $13K.
I like the car's styling, sort of old school CanAm, but it's a little too flashy for me on the street. I'm not into drawing as much attention as it gets, honestly. Maybe if I were younger, and still on the prowl....
TT