Originally Posted by radmanly

Thanks! I have a couple more random thoughts:

1. The Crossfire got almost no love. Nobody except me seemed eager to drive it. In fact, I heard lots of grousing at the Full Throttle Challenge about how comparatively slow it was. Some of the people in my group were rather large and complained about the difficulty getting in and out of it (funny, nobody complained about the Viper). Its absence from Hot Laps tells me the instructors didn't want to drive it, either. The only people who seemed enthusiastic about it were Hammer and the lady driving the other Crossfire with me during the Performance Driving module. She said it handled much better than the big, boxy sedans.

I expect that the Crossfire will be replaced in the SRT Track Experience soon. With the Caliber SRT-4 out, the dissolution of DaimlerChrysler, and (probably) an SRT version of the Challenger coming up, I don't think the awkward cousin from Germany will be missed. On the plus side, this means the unconscionable abuse of Crossfires will soon end (I know, I know...I sound like a PETA investigator at a chicken plant). On the minus side, it may mean these cars will soon be on the market. I should have written down the VINs as a warning to the world. If anybody else does the SRT Track Experience soon, bring a pen and a paper. I hope those Crossfires eventually find someone to love and care for them. I just wouldn't want it to be me.

2. The instructors should offer more instruction in the Performance Driving module. The only time I had an instructor sitting next to me yelling "gas, gas, gas!!" and "brake!" was in the Vipers. It would have been nice to have the option of this kind of instruction around the track. The only advice I got was to "speed up" and "be smooth." "Be smooth" tells me nothing. What does that mean? Should I lower my voice, say "Heyyy, bay-beee," and stroke the wheel before starting the car? It gives me a goal but no instruction on how to get there. I think I'll submit a comment to Chrysler suggesting it.