Is the pro-touring deal done? Is the do every thing car a thing of the past? Has the production car bar been raised so high that no one wants to play? (see Z07, Ford GT, 600hp Viper) I don't think so but the hordes clamoring for this kind of event seem to have EVAPORATED.

I hope Car Craft does it again and I hope I have a shot after 2005's disappointment. I've heard rumors of a pro-touring smack down amongst the pro-built royalty. Maybe they'll let a few of the regular guys play?

Is anybody listening?  

I still like it...a car that can do everything is a lot more impressive than one that only goes in a straight line.

I liked that the RSE car that won last time I looked could actually out-stop a Ferrari.  

I like when CC does RSE...then does features on all the cars used...thats fun to read for me.

I think the problem is some show car guys have given pro-touring a bad rap...by putting on massive wheels (I don't mean a 17 or 18 inch wheel...i'm talking about the 20's and 22's that people put on there) and tires that wont grip in a straight line or on curves...and drive trains that are all show and no go.  Cars that are actually built to handle and stop are cool.  My Cutlass will eventually...but it'll always ride on 15" rally's.

I'd like to see more regular rides in there...last time had cars that seemed a bit too expensive to build...like the AMX with the Corvette drivetrain and ABS...thats a bit excessive for Car Craft...perfect for Hot Rod though.  

The Cutlass sounds cool. I thought the AMX was awesome, just well beyond my abilites as a car crafter. I'd like to see CC do it again, but they'll need to hear from lots of folks who want to read about RSE type cars.  

Thanks!

I thought the AMX was cool...I and appreciate the amount of work and engineering done to it.  I just think that Car Craft is more oriented towards the less expensive crowd.  Course...maybe the guy did do it himself on the cheap...I can't say for sure.  If he did, I wanna know how.

But I'd love to see another RSE.  

imo pro touring is the best thing to ever happen to the car seen. i for one would want a car thats capable of doing it all. pro street always made me wonder what you would do if you had to take a corner over 5 mph. great cars, but the quater mile only look gets old in real life situations

there's nothing like the site of a muscle car tearing up an auto cross event. there's so many upgrades to brakes and suspension that can be done, junkyard or with new aftermarket parts. put in a revy small block and scare the local bmw's etc..  

RSE ought to be dead, unless CC wants to make it more of a "Drag Week"-style open event.  

Anyone with the entry fee should be allowed to show up, get teched,  and then run a  series of qualifying events (drag, chassis dyno,  autocross, slalom and a "no touch" "traffic jam" street cruise (like the Pump Gas Drags)).  

Then CC could talley the scores and pick a few finalists for closer judging and testing (open track, highway cruise with a CC editor, fuel economy, car show judging, insurance appraisal (so CC can calculate a  Bang-for-the-buck handicap factor) etc.

This could be as good as an "American Idol" competition for street cars . . . .  

Fun idea.  I would love to see Car Craft have events to compete with Hot Rod (strange to compete with a same-owner publication but I bet it would work).  

CC's new "Street Machine of the Year" competition is close to fixing the problems with the apparently-dead Real Street Eliminator.  

I would like to see some cars competing that the average guy could afford!!! I dont know who CC is trying to gear itself towards but I dont know anyone from my hometown that can afford to buy a new Shelby GT 500 let alone pull the motor right away and drop another 20 grand into it!! You guys have surely gotten away from the common car crafter and now cater to the guy without budgets and mortgages to worry about!!! Try doing a story about real hometown car builders that make power with affordable parts.