It is the Brilliant Red (aka arrest me red). I already have a Calypso Red V-12 6-speed (my guide to put it back together if I go that route) and have had it for almost ten years now. I've autocrossed the Calypso one. I was laughing with the gal behind me in a Miata that mine weighed TWICE hers.
According to my friend, the announcer was having a lot of fun at my expense - saying that the car was so quiet I should at least turn up the stereo so they'd have something to listen to whilst I circled the course, and that he thought I was having a nice glass of chablis out there. The funny thing was the car was actually doing fairly well but it looked as if it was going sooo slow because of it's size - kind of like how a 747 looks like it is hardly moving compared to a Cessna going the same speed.
But due to the weight and cost of chewing up tires, brakes, suspension bushings, etc never wanted to track it like my friend did with this other one. I wish I had gotten it from him before he sold the Recaro's, Brembo's, BBS wheels, 3.15 limited slip diff, CSi bodywork, etc etc.
The dash cover is off and it is rather startling to see just how much wiring and electronics are in this car. It is too bad that some computers would be difficult to remove as the windows drop down to allow the doors to open and pop back up in their groove. And that body control module talks to other computers. Yes eliminating things electronically would be challenging with this car.
I'll take and post pictures soon. But I must warn you, they are very graphic and the sight of all that wiring has turned many to drink, or worse.
Yes it is rare and you don't see these gorgeous cars every day, or even every month. But it simply isn't a desirable car due to the unmodified car's lack of performance (The CSi is another story), fears of complexity and electrical gremlins, lack of high performance parts (used to be some, now very little), And the gas mileage around town sucks and climbing gas prices are not going to help. And yes it is essentially two sixes joined at the hip: Two engine control computers, two ignitions, two fuel injection systems, etc so there are additional maintenance costs and twice the chance of something breaking. I'm trying not to listem to the voices in my head saying "crate motor...."
