A race car driver with a PhD in math? Now that is sexy.

Thanks again for stopping to chat and for the great post, John. What a fantastic show! I hope to see all the audiophiles again next year - in the meantime you can keep an eye on my progress at www.quantspeed.com.

Ah, the corkscrew turn at Laguna Seca! My first exposure was when I was about 13 years old watching the warm-up races for the Trans-Am cars (Camaros, Mustangs, Barracudas, etc.) The category D (relatively slow cars) were mostly two seated roadsters (maybe Triumphs, MGs and the like -- I forget now). But that race was dominated by one Austin Mini-Cooper, the original, with the 10" wheels and the hydraulic suspension. We were stationed right at the corkscrew, and that Mini-Cooper simply cleaned the clocks of every single other car that day, winning that race by over half a lap.