Im not sure how many people fallow Koni Challenge, but for me, its huge. Koni is the next step for me so to see such a big field this season, really gets me going.

I guess we will start with GS. There are lots of rumors about the new Camaro running. Sad to say, but the car wont run until the car is released to the market. As for the BMW crowd, Kinetic is bringing one of the new E92 M3's to the table but will still be running both of the E46 M3's at daytona.

Another car to look out for is the new Dodge Challenger being run by Blackforest. The car is currently in daytona for testing and we hope to see a big finish from them.

Will we see a Genesis in 09? There are rumors about it but currently no one has come out to say for sure. Porsche teams will be returning, like TRG who was fastest on day1, along with the mustangs. Who will be fastest in 09? Last season the first four races saw 4 different winners in 3 different makes. Hopefully the same is to come.

As for ST, new teams have come, and some have gone. With the economy the way it is, some teams will be pulling out this year or at least until mid season. We will be seeing a return from the top teams in ST with some new names behind the wheels. For compass360, the new lineup should be exciting, with the team now running Honda Civic Si's over the TSX from last year. In the #74 it will be Christian Miller and Randy Pobst (who is coming from APR's GTi's), the #75 Bo Roach (Cobalt driver) and Peter Schwartzott and the #76 with Matt Pritiko and Travis Walker.

Turner Motorsports will also be back for 09 with the E90 330i sponsored by H&R springs and Turner Motorsports. Another team that we may see big things from is the RSR motorsports team running 3 mini coopers this year. A team that really had a good showing last year, the ICY/Phoenix racing team will be returning this season but with one Subaru Legacy. Many of the big name teams like Georgian Bay Motorsports and SpeedSource will be in the hunt this year.

For Daytona, testing has started. In GS, the fastest currently is the #59 Rehagen Racing Mustang GT with a time of 2:00.918 (105.989mph). The top three times are currently held by Mustang GT's but many teams are still sorting out there cars.


In ST the ICY/Phoenix team is fastest with a 2:11.162 (97.711 mph). Taking the second an third spot is the Freedom Autosport entry with there MX5's who are 6 tenths back. Many teams have not pushed yet and are trying for different setups for the race.

What will we see in the 09 season? Hopefully battles year round. Last season showed many teams and cars shin at certain tracks. Tracks like Mid-Ohio showed just how hard it can get, when rain struck putting the Mini Coopers in ST from first to almost last in one lap. Big wrecks also hurt many teams last year who were in the race for the championship.

The season will kick off in Daytona for the Fresh From Florida 200 on January 23 for the 24 hours of Daytona weekend. Lets hope to see a good start to the 09 season!