I know the car and I know the owner. While I won't defend anybody selling a car that so many people wanted to buy to begin with, I will say that he had no intention of selling his VCA Edition. Indeed, he wasn't even drawn for this car and arranged beforehand to get it from another guy that didn't want it after his name was drawn. He LOVES yellow Vipers and wanted this one strictly to track - I kid you not. He had the Autoform roll bar in Dallas with Archer Racing scheduled to get the car track ready at VOI.
One problem: Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, knew what number they would get on their console. When he saw his he was actually kind of bummed, as he felt he couldn't drive it even out of the parking lot, much less on the track. Everybody was telling him how collectible it was and to sit and wait for the value to climb. The folks that had their name drawn on that car originally were also bummed, as they wanted to see the car driven and enjoyed (they passed the opportunity at absolutely no charge). They were less than thrilled to think of the car being "turned", but with so many people telling him how valuable it would be...
Personally, I think it will be interesting to watch and feel that somebody can get a GREAT deal on a new 2005. I agree with Dave in that the Vipers don't generally do that well at Barrett-Jackson - no matter what their pedigree.
