[rodkil1]

I agree 100%. They also had this to say in fumes:

A New Trans-Am Series? It's now or never.
Now that Chevrolet has taken the wraps off its new Camaro and Chrysler has resurrected the Dodge Challenger at this week's 2006 Detroit Auto Show, the SCCA should start planning a new Trans-Am series for the 2008 season - which would allow GM, Ford and Chrysler to square-off against each other with factory-supported teams. Right now the Trans-Am is basically dead, with Champ Car having decided to drop the series from its roster - it's now a race series without a home.
So the powers that be need to decide what they want to do. If they want the Trans-Am to be revived in all of its glory, the planning should start right now to debut the new version in the 2008 season - the year Camaro and Challenger will be joining Mustang on the street. I would do "throw-back" rules too. No carbon tubs, restricted, production-based engine/transmissions and tight aerodynamic specifications. The interesting thing is that the SPEED World Challenge GT rules are closer to the original 60s Trans-Am rules than the most recent Trans-Am series rules.
A unified series (Trans-Am, SPEED World GT) would make the most sense, of course, but given the politics involved I would be shocked if that would ever happen. It would be ideal, but in lieu of that, a rejuvenated Trans-Am series with factory-supported teams featuring the latest re-born muscle cars from Detroit, with the country's best road racers at the wheel, would be boffo box office.
Somebody out there is listening - and if you need me to moderate the summit meeting to get the factories on the same page I'd be glad to do it.
But mark my words, if the Trans-Am series isn't revised to coincide with the return of these legendary street machines, then it will fade away forever.


... A new Trans-am would be so cool