here are two key positives we netted by changing our annual high-performance hullabaloo to a Of The Year program. First, the number of cars competing increases substantially. With Best Driver’s Car we were hamstrung by logistics and could only ever evaluate a maximum of 12 vehicles. Year One of Performance Vehicle of the Year saw a field of 22 contenders, and if not for the pandemic, the semiconductor chip shortage, and general supply chain woes, the number would have been greater. Second, the amount of time our judges get with each car increases, especially on the track. We did lose the amazing contributions of professional race car driver Randy Pobst and his Laguna Seca
