1) Do you feel the car would be more appealing to you if it were raced in SCCA events and broadcast on TV ?
- Yes. Seeing Corvettes and 350Z's racing on the Speed Channel definitely gives them more credibility as sports cars.

2) Would you be more likely to buy a Crossfire if you thought it was capable of "OUT OF THE BOX" road racing ?
- Yes. Even though I already own one, I'd have to say that when it comes to sales, performance matters. Just look at the Mitsubishi Evolution and the Subaru STi. Both look like they fell out of the Ugly Tree and hit every branch on the way down. Both tear up the track and get high marks from the auto magazines and thus, sell relatively well.


3) If performance / products were readily available for the Crossfire, would you be more likely to purchase the car ?
- Yes. The option to upgrade without buying a whole new vehicle is always good. Also, the option of purchasing a "sport" or "track" model of a vehicle is always a good thing.

4) Wouldn't you like to brag your friends, "yeah it beats a Boxter, S2000, M3, Elise, EVO, WRX on a road course ? And I saw it on the SPEED Channel...
Yes - As I said in my answer to question #1, seeing my model of car on the track gives it more credibility as a sports car.

I hope this works out for you Derek, especially since you put so much effort into the car.