Well, it looks like the saga is at an end.
If only the pictures were a little more glamorous and a little less covered with the black bars. 
I've had an immensely enjoyable experience in pursuing A-Spec points, and it feels great to have collected them all. I have many people to thank: Smallhorses, whose offbeat and often stock choices for races and striving for clean runs inspired me to imitate him and do many similar races; Open Addict, who was always there to provide help and encouragement; jdw, whose guide with AI statistics was very useful; Wild Cobra Z28, whose list of A-Spec values was an absolutely incredible and invaluable resource; and all of the veteran members of our 200-point community, including nige, SuperCobraJet, Moloch_horridus, route_66, slotcarrod, Fizio, ANK, Car-less, Han_the_Dragon, bttlefed, Vash666, CRXnut, SirBerra, alhajoth, jbrennen, RJV, among others, who each provided information that I integrated into my race strategies and choices, as well as enormously entertaining reading material, which helped to spur me on to my pursuit of points. Dotini, GTsail290, and imtheleprechaun were always helpful and congratulatory and provided not only good information but also enjoyable reading, although by the time they began, I had already garnered all but a few points. Cheers to you all, even if you've left the forum long ago.
Finally, I have to single out AMG. for a very special thanks, because without your efforts to obtain this subforum as well as all of the race reports and encouragement that you provided, I never even would have thought of pursuing A-Spec points. The fabulous organization that you helped to maintain allowed me easy wins when I was just beginning, which in turn gave me the confidence that I needed in order to persevere with the difficult races. Again, thank you immensely. 👍
Despite my best efforts which included skipping the final stop and using up my remaining nitrous, I could not hold him off and finished second. The second attempt ended much better as I finished ahead of the 1800RS by about 0.700 seconds. 👍
Dotini and GTsail both will probably get there at some point. Perhaps one of them can wait until after GT5 is released, just for the amusement. 
