Mike, I think the lack of Evergreen worked in your favour here. Ypu have captured that well raced look that it so hard to get right. Not wadded up into a ball, just "seasoned"! I can really appreciate the extra work you put into the support frames front and rear and the fact that you made them from smaller size square rod to get the right look. Here's a model that looks as good without its skin as it does with!
Cheers
Alan