Robert, well said. We all go with our own expectations, and hopefully all
will have a great time. I somehow survived having Mr Good blow my doors off
at the drags during TRF's Party; c'mon, it was great to meet such a nice guy
and I had NO expectations of beating him on my first-ever racing experience
(except fun TSD's in my 240z back in late70's). Having a real "christmas
tree" on a real strip parallels the difference between AF jugs and SCCA
xcross. Greatly increased my enjoyment to run the real thing.
I could never play golf at all with this attitude :) but I do it for fun- and
to see if I can break 100 on the front 9!
George Church
70 TR6 "newbie"
"Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu> said:
> On Sun, 11 Sep 2005, Bill & Skip Pugh wrote:
>
> > I think that was a HUGE mistake, Triumphest was/is/and always should
> > be for Triumphs!! I have already spent close to $1000, 2 entries and
> > 4 hotel, and while I was happy to run at the Triumphest Autocrosses,
> > I personally Don't look forward to running with the "big boys",
>
> So if someone like Richard Good or JK Jackson shows up, what do you do? Do
> you _NOT_ run? SHeesh.
>
> Perhaps the "marketing angle" of the promo is off, but if the local SCCA
> region is generally capable, you'll have a safe event with a course that
> flows (easier to drive many different lines). As a person that has been
> involved in running many, many autocrosses - this is very important to
> retaining interest in the sport.
> > The point is - try to not think of "the big boys". Try to figure out what
> YOU want to do and then perform within that frame of reference. You'll
> have a lot more fun if you don't start every run thinking "I _need_ to set
> FTD". Trust me, it's way more awesome when you just drive and you
> _happen_ to set FTD. Trust me, I've been on both sides of the coin.
>
> My opinion - FWIW - go to this event and you will be satisfied with how
> the event is run and how all the details get worked out. Really.
>
> regards,
> rml
> '73 TR6 F Prepared (at Solo II Nationals) and my budget for this event is
> far, far more than $1k and that was just towing to KS from MA. =:-0
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