I got my IMSA fix and I find that this is on. Have they been televising this regularly?
I got my IMSA fix and I find that this is on. Have they been televising this regularly?
I made the same jump when I realized they weren't showing an actual formula e race. I've caught this on CBS sports from time to time but I'm not sure what the regular schedule is like. Seems like kind of a small field, but lots of fun.
This is trans am 2 these look a lot more like stock cars. Great to see dodge ford and Chevrolet cars that look a lot like street cars.
Never heard of TA2.
Not a fan of the announcers.
LOL Complete fail on the winners burn out.
I think they're all tube frame, carbureted, spec engine cars with plastic bodywork which isn't as fun, but they're turning right and left on a street course, so I can get behind that!
Great interview with the winner. He seemed pretty uncomfortable, like Ricky Bobby's first interview.
Someone needs to run a Trans Am in Trans Am... 
But that does look like good racing fun!
Yeah, Trans Am is a good watch. Gotta give it to Chrysler, the Challenger profile makes a really badazz TA car. CBS broadcasts and repeats them pretty regularly so it's easy to catch a race.
Detroit was the first race of the season that they paid to get on TV (if CBSSN counts as "TV").
Indy, Brainerd, Mid-Ohio, Road America, and COTA will also air on CBSSN.
TA2 are spec tube frame cars where you can select a Challenger, Mustang, or Camaro body.
TA1 are custom-built tube frame cars pretty much using the SCCA GT1 rules.
TA3 are production cars that allow certain engines at given weights. It's set up so that SCCA T1 and IMSA/FIA GT4 cars are eligible http://gotransam.com/transam101/?cid=59345
TA4 uses NASA American Iron rules
Unfortunately a driver was killed in an accident at Brainerd this weekend. This report would indicate there was a mechanical failure with his car, but other sources suggested there may have been a medical issue.
Mel Shaw, a 70 year-old from Voorhees, New Jersey, died on Sunday after a heavy crash into a concrete barrier at Brainerd International Raceway in Minnesota.
Competing in the SCCA GT-2 race, Shaw’s Chevrolet Camaro still had its throttle open as it reached the end of the longest straight on the 2.5-mile course.
According to eyewitnesses, its driver appeared to make no attempt to make Turn 3 and the throttle was still wide open when the car plowed off the track and into a barrier.
Shaw was pronounced dead at the scene.
One eyewitness, Larry Gau, was quoted in the Brainerd Dispatch, saying: "We heard the cars coming and it was very obvious that this particular car was not slowing down soon enough. He was downshifting, trying to slow down, but as soon as he came back on the gears the car would accelerate and the throttle would advance again.
“He basically went straight off the end of the track with the throttle accelerating, and went almost straight into the wall.
"It was one of those accidents that made you sick to your stomach. It was very obvious he was going to be injured pretty badly."
Shaw’s body was transported to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s office in St. Paul for an autopsy. The incident is under investigation by the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Department.
“The staff and racing community at Brainerd International Raceway are deeply sorry for the loss of a passionate and longtime racer, Mel Shaw,” said BIR owners Jed and Kristi Copham. “Our heartfelt condolences go out to Mel’s family, his racing team and the entire Trans Am Series and SCCA organizations.”
Road racing legend Tommy Kendall tweeted: "I am stunned & saddened to learn that my former TA2 teammate, Mel Shaw was killed yesterday at BIR. My heart goes out to his wife, Debbie.
"I recall fondly talking racing & real estate w/Mel & hearing about how he & Debbie were having time of their lives touring US in their coach."
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