Bruce Nunnally Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 If you're not keeping up, that's a video of GM VP Bob Lutz "getting ready" to race a beautiful CTS-V at Monticello Motor Club.And one of the best parts? I am planning to Roadtrip and attend the event! Actually, this is not technically a roadtrip, as Monticello is a 24 ... View the full article Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted October 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 CTS-V Challenge Competitors announced [link] CTS-V Meet the V-Series Challengers – Preliminary List By David Caldwell ⋅ October 23, 2009 ⋅ Filed Under CTS-V, Monticello Motor Club, V-Series Challenge It all started on a phone conference Bob Lutz had with some automotive journalists. A few of those car writers took up the challenge immediately to match up with the Cadillac CTS-V in a time trial competition. Then Bob extended the challenge for any and all competitive car owners to take on the Cadillac CTS-V at the Monticello Motor Club. And the entries came early and often, with about 120 challengers stepping forward. Now we’re narrowing down to those best suited for battle. We might still add 1-2 more competitors before it’s all said and done. The group of challengers, as it stands now, includes a few auto journalists and several private car owners, reflecting a good range of different cars and experience levels. We think it’ll make for a well-rounded group. Let’s meet the preliminary list of challengers. First up, the automotive writers: Name: Wes Siler – Jalopnik.com Wes is road test editor for Jalopnik, the first and to take us up on the Challenge. Wes is a skilled and experienced driver and evaluator of cars, especially the fast ones. Name: Jack Baruth – TheTruthAboutCars.com Jack will be representing TheTruthAboutCars.com in the Challenge. Jack’s an experienced racer, on two wheels and four. He hails from Columbus, Ohio. Name: Lawrence Ulrich – freelance auto writer Lawrence contributes to The New York Times and other publications. He drives all manner of cars regularly, and has some track driving experience though he’s careful to point out that his experience has been on a non-competitive basis. Let’s meet the initial group private car owners: Name: Michael M. Hometown: Whitecoff, NJ Michael is a graduate of the Porsche driving school and a contributor to carguydad.com. He owns a BMW M5. Name: Michael C. Hometown: Long Island, NY Our second Michael has trained at Skip Barber. At just 21 years old, Michael is the younger driver in the Challenge. He owns a BMW M3. Name: Chris Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI Chris has recently bought a CTS-V, and wants to learn more about his car’s capabilities. Name: Tom Hometown: Philadelphia, PA Tom drives an Audi RS4, has participated in the Audi driving school at Sonoma and has also done some autocross racing. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jim Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 If you're not keeping up, that's a video of GM VP Bob Lutz "getting ready" to race a beautiful CTS-V at Monticello Motor Club. And one of the best parts? I am planning to Roadtrip and attend the event! Actually, this is not technically a roadtrip, as Monticello is a 24 ... View the full article That is really cool. Glad you and mike are getting to go. That will be such a fun trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted October 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Hard to take 3 days off (with travel there and back) and fairly pricey trip, but I agree it should be a blast. And I have found that if you want to be invited to stuff like this then you need to show up when you do get invited. If I were smarter I'd take the whole week off, and make it a real TexasJim-style roadtrip in the CTS. With the cost of gas and tickets though, might come out the same Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jim Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Yeah...but it would be a lot more fun in the car. It's only 1600 miles from your place to Monticello. If you were by your self...that would be an easy 2 day drive... a little more if the family was with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Yes this is very exciting... cant wait I am going to bring my camera and video camera, will post here.. Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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