have to mention how cool UTA's carbon fiber rims were, soooo light and so sweet for being made in house. so when will you be taking orders for our next years car????
Mike Duwe
UW-P Drivetrain leader

Mike,

Feel free to order. But as far as I know, the guaranteed delivery date will be at least a week after the 2005 event.

Thanks for the compliment Mike. A couple of years in the making, the carbon wheels seemed to be a big hit. Darn things detracted from all the work I did for the Aero package this year. Who knows, maybe that's a good thing.

We actually planned to have them last year for 2003. Scheduling and lack of manpower unfortunately kept the project from becoming a reality. One of the things we got hit for in the design event in 2003 for not actually having on the car. It all worked out in the end though and gave us some extra time to work out all the bugs in the manufacturing process (essentially took a full year in itself).

After we finished the first wheel and mounted a tire on it, I think we spent an hour drooling over it and around the car. We put it in place of one of the front wheels and just stopped to think about what everyone else would think of it.

Anyways, I am beginning to think I talk too much.