I'm on Kendall's side on this, attitude and response plays a large part in
our perception of our competition. Having been on both sides of these
situations, it is hard not to suspect some sort of wrongdoing if the party
in question is less than forthcoming.
I did have a stake in this case, being two positions out of the trophies.
And do feel that that the 2nd day protest procedure needs to be ammended -
or first day protests eliminated (they only seem good for causing mental
anguish), but that's a letter for Denver.
I hope that everything is legitimate on their car, or will be made so. I
know all about the pitfalls of previously owned competition vehicles, and
hopefully things will be cleared up this year.
Stan Whitney
At 08:56 AM 1/6/99 -0800, K.C. Babb wrote:
>Kendall said:
>>
>> I really don't buy that at all. They looked really pissed that I even said
>> anything (at the time of protest). I would think that they will take their
>> big valves & put them in a 9 bolt head. Cripes, they knew they were
>> illegal & still walked across the stage to pick up thier hard earned
>> trophy. There was no "Oops" or apology.
>
>Y'all might want to back off a bit on making assumptions about people you
>don't know. Chris and Larry are fine folks, and Chris is a terrific
>driver. The car they now have was built by Bob King (of EM rotary
>Spridget fame several years ago), run at various Divisionals in the
>West, and never questioned as far as I know. Larry bought it and its
>trailer for a very reasonable price in 1997 (I think), and from what I
>can tell he and Chris aren't exactly authorities on Spridget history or
>detailed technical minutiae. They were probably shocked as hell to hear
>that something might be questionable on the car. Yes, it's their
>responsibility to know that it is okay. But when you buy from someone
>as prominent as King, there's probably a tendency to worry a whole lot
>less, whether you should or not. Bob may well have had some reason for
>thinking the configuration was legal when he installed it; perhaps you
>should contact him and ask. Go ahead and question the car if you are
>sure of your facts, but don't presume to condemn the people.
>
>Karen Babb
>
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