Cindi - Yes, we met at NJ earlier this month. My wife Tanya served as your flag girl. We both had a blast and greatly appreciate you hosting us.
With respect to a T1 car being competitive in the VRL GT-1 class, the answer is yes. My car, which was formerly campaigned by Scotty White, is for the most part stock, but a very well sorted car. It's a bit heavier than a CC (I just weighed in at 3300 lbs without me at TWS last week) while the CCs were around 2950 to 3000 lbs. The GT1 cars are closer to 3200 lbs.
At a track that I believe normalizes some of the HP advantage and light weight of the CCs, I ran a 1:39.1 in qualifying. The first place GT-1 car ran a 139.5. The CCs ran from 1:33 to 1:41.
I'm confident with Cindi, Scotty, or other drivers better than I my car has even more potential. I have about 10 events underneath my belt and I'm still learning.