Talked to a guy last night that said some things I'd never heard of.  It's all true too. 

Transmission bolts straight up to the differential in a Cheetah.

I've seen a couple of Cheetahs in the wild. That's why you should venture over here for the Mitty. You don't know what cars will be on the track or parked in the infield. Nissan is the featured marque this year, too, so there will be a lot of Zs and 510s. There's even a regular at the Mitty who races a 200SX.

42 minutes ago, SteveJ said:

I've seen a couple of Cheetahs in the wild. That's why you should venture over here for the Mitty. You don't know what cars will be on the track or parked in the infield. Nissan is the featured marque this year, too, so there will be a lot of Zs and 510s. There's even a regular at the Mitty who races a 200SX.

That's what that fellow was saying, he saw one at the Walter Mitty Race.  I told him I thought there was one this year at Road Atlanta.  Maybe he'll go he says?  He has been to Road Atlanta many times.

The guy had a lot of information inside his head, things I'd never heard before.  Homologation rules for race cars?  I thought 'what the hell?"  Then I googled it and there it was.  Then he says "don't use google, use startpage.com- it's way more private" so I'm playing around on there now!  So much to learn, so little time. 

Homologation rules have been around in motorsports for a LONG time.  Some of them are strange, too. NASCAR  allowed the Boss 429 production numbers count toward the homologation requirement for Ford to use the 429 in Torinos in what was then called Grand National (now Cup) racing series.

The original GTO (not Pontiac) stood for Grand Turismo Omolagato. (http://www.dictionary.com/browse/gran-turismo-omologato)

It is interesting to see a Cheetah in person. There aren't a lot of front mid-engine cars around. I have some photos of them during my trips to the Mitty in 2015, 2016, and 2017. You can find them at http://stevescartography.wordpress.com. Just make sure you click on the links to get to the full photo sets. Here are a couple from last year: https://photos.app.goo.gl/JFY653hOKSQEAKaw2 https://photos.app.goo.gl/D12HZmHyoa31jtYU2

What got him talking, using words I'd never heard was the Shelby Daytona and SC Cobra, think they didn't make the homologation rule?

So in doing a Google search of Shelby Daytona, I came across this article that quoted Pete Brock and John Morton: http://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/a26376/coupe-de-grace-shelby-daytona-coupe-story/