Chuck,
Agreed that apologies are rare on the internet and I can tone down my
emotion, accept it and believe that your intentions where good.
However, though I still feel very new to the mod class society (two
seasons), your attempt to "show some compassion" miss the mark by such a
degree that I have to question your position on a sub-commitee that
effects the rules and future of these classes. Since my knowledge of
you is very limited and opinion currently based on two sentences I'm
still open to changing my position. However those two sentences suggest
that your understanding of the competitors in one of the more successful
mod classes is so completely off the mark that I question if you should
remain in your position, regardless of good intentions.
For me, CM isn't an "I class". I didn't go trying to modify a class to
fit my car. I didn't try to get a new class for my car. I chose the
class that best fit my needs and desires and bought a car to fit it.
Now that I have done so, CM is "my class" and attempts to degrade the
qualities which caused me to choose it, esp. by people not in the class,
will be meet with considerable opposition.
Ty
CHARLES J VOBORIL wrote:
> Jim AND Tyson and anyone else,
>
> My statement about competition was
> only _intended_ to show some compassion
> for people in that situation,
> not to be an insult.
>
> So much for intent.
>
> But you did take it as an insult.
>
> I apologize to you both and
> anyone else who did not like the statement.
>
> How often does anyone ever apologize on the Internet?
> Please don't blow off my apology.
>
> Chuck
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Tyson Sawyer <mailto:tyson@j3.org>
> *To:* CHARLES J VOBORIL <mailto:cvoboril@msn.com>
> *Cc:* Sam & Greg Scharnberg <mailto:samandgreg@netins.net> ; CM
> <mailto:autox-cm@autox.team.net> ; Andy Hollis
> <mailto:awhollis@swbell.net> ; peter calhoun
> <mailto:CALHOUN65@aol.com> ; Voboril, Chuck
> <mailto:Chuck.Voboril@specastro.com> ; Pruett, Christopher (CK)
> <mailto:CKPruett@dow.com> ; Charlie Mathews
> <mailto:cmathews3@mchsi.com> ; Doug Gill <mailto:DGill@scca.com> ;
> Eric Jones <mailto:edj@austin.ibm.com> ; Dan Cole
> <mailto:Eurocross@aol.com> ; Jim and Rose Ann
> <mailto:garryj@localnet.com> ; Gary Godula <mailto:ggodula@ford.com>
> ; Josh Sirota <mailto:josh@sirota.org> ; Stuart Lumpkin
> <mailto:lumpkins@cdcstihl.biz> ; Mark Sirota
> <mailto:mark@sirota.org> ; Bruce Dickey
> <mailto:mbrucedickey@aol.com> ; Bill Gendron
> <mailto:smallfortune@juno.com> ; Bill Smiley
> <mailto:SmileyRacing@email.msn.com> ; Craig Carr
> <mailto:solocarr@earthlink.net> ; Tom Saunders
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> *Sent:* Thursday, January 01, 2004 9:42 AM
> *Subject:* Re: CM F2000
>
>
> CHARLES J VOBORIL wrote:
> > I can't blame C-mod for not wanting any new competition,
> > even if evenly matched. I'd feel pretty cheated if
> > the class had another big growth spurt and I went
> > from finishing in top 5 to middle of pack.
>
> I normally have some restraint, but you just elminated that:
>
> KISS MY ASS CHUCK!
>
> We strongly encourage competition. I'd get no satisfaction fron a
> trophy or win against no competition. Do you think that I invited Mark
> Daddio to co-drive because I wanted an empty trophy?! NO! Its because
> I wanted competition.
>
> However, I want competition among drivers in fun, affordable cars. I
> don't want competition where what the course designer happned to put
> down or the conditions determines which car is better.
>
> Though I can't imagine running in a class where you can't even adjust
> your shocks and springs, but there is a reason that SRF is such a large
> class. ...you race against cars just like yours so you don't get beat
> by the car.
>
> Ty
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