Auto Cross
Sticking with our passion of driving, the Newman Car Creations crew regularly attends the local Autocross. We have found that despite being heavier than most participants, having a long wheel base, the Newman Car Creations wagon does quite well. "The wagon is responsive to any sort of steering input. The brakes are excellent. It stays relatively flat throughout the course, and the combination of all this lets you put it right where you want it through every turn."
Driver of the infamous wagon is Kyle Newman.
Paul's youngest son Craig navigating a 68 Camaro with C-4 independent rear suspension around the course at the Good Guys 2011 Del Mar show
We tagged along with the Camaro Performers Magazines "Duel In The Desert" which took place at the Super Chevy Show in AZ. For this event we drove the car from Templeton Ca, down south to LA where we meet up with about 20 Camaros and caravaned the rest of the way to Firebird Raceway in Chandler Az. We got to make 3 runs down the drag strip and then run the auto cross course for the rest of the weekend. This was the 55's first trip out and with 200 miles on the car we set off. Unknowingly, we broke the passenger side rear shock on the drive down, which resulted in wheel hop and a broken half shaft U joint on our second attempt down the drag strip. We had a new half shaft installed in under 20 minutes and spent the rest of the time running around the autocross course (with a broken shock) and clicked off the fastest time of the day on Sunday.
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