On Friday morning in near perfect warm and sunny weather conditions, the Corvair Odyssey continued with a record number of autocross participants (125+) lining up for tech inspection between 7:00 and 8:30 a.m. . The CORSA inspection process serves to uncover any safety-related deficiencies in control systems such as throttle linkage, brakes or steering, and ensures that drivers are using required safety equipment such as helmets and seat belts. As a vehicle is inspected, it is assigned a class—Stock, Improved Stock, Street Modified, Competition or Specialty—and its driver must sign a waiver before competing.

The autocross track at the Corvair Odyssey was a challenging short course on which the faster cars could run low 30-second laps and the fastest could break into the high 28-second range. First time autocross racers or slower cars had difficultly getting out of the high 40-second range. 

Above, Mike Seversin steps into his late model convertible as cars gather in the staging lanes. We first saw Mike's great looking car at CORSA's Speedweek 2000, in Daytona Beach, where it was shown with street 16" IROC Camaro wheels and tires. Mike installed a different wheel/tire combination for the autocross, as you can see. The car takes on a distinctly different character with the IROC wheels. You can check it out by clicking here to open a separate browser window, then close it to return.

This '65 Corsa with a Yenko style deck caught my eye, but I didn't have a chance to check it out closely or identify the owner. One thing is sure—it's another of the cars I wouldn't have minded taking home with me—my love affair with the Corsa was reconfirmed!