In a lookey-likey contest the new Red Bull looks very much like the old MP4-21... still a beautiful car. Obviously with a new powerplant Red Bull might be a sleeper for the season with Adrian Newey at the helm. Funny that both drivers panned the lame "red tire" rule that CART has been running for more attention at every tire change. Should be plenty exciting for the season with so many changes...

Now what will happen at 1/10th scale? Who knows with Troy and Clete forming up at Red Bull with the #1 moving to a new team. Toyota is also strong again with Ryan and the Professor joining up for an assault on the championship. The sleeper in our series may definitely be the Fulkerson's with BMW. After a solid season of acclimation this neophyte team may be a podium poacher in 2007. Owen and Ben are teammates with Renault and you can bet on reliable finishes from this consistent duo. Left to their own guises are the solo runners, Tony with Williams, JFM with McLaren (? or another team), Anthony at Ferrari, and Billy at Honda. Now JFM and Tony joining could be a very serious effort for this upcoming season and should be watched out for by all parties concerned. There may be some new faces joining SLCF1 once the Porsche Cup series exposes the cool factor of F1... plus you can build a F1 from the GT with little effort if you follow Troy's excellent post on RC Tech.

The Championship is wide open from my tiny vantage point. With a tightened schedule every performance on race day could make or break a run at the coveted titles... It all starts in less than two months time...