Tom, I'm sure you'll get plenty of responses telling you what's WRONG with
your system, but personaly I LIKE it. Keep up the good work.
And don't blame yourself. You may have set out the wood, but I'm the one
who poured gasoline on it! Now if we could just keep matches out of the
hands of some.
Richard Nichols
rnichol1@san.rr.com
San Diego, CA
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Gentry <tgentry@execpc.com>
To: autox@autox.team.net <autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 3:19 PM
Subject: RE: older cars in stock
>I think I may have had a hand in starting this ball rolling, so I'll throw
in one last word, just to see what the hard core SCCA guys think.
>
>I generally autocross with the Madison Sports Car Club under Midwest
Council of Sports Car Club rules. Under these rules, cars are classed
somewhat similarly to SCCA, trying to group cars of similar potential.
That's where the similarity ends. There is a point assessment for every
modification from stock, even including "R" tires. The points total is what
puts your car in Stock, Prepared, Modified or Race.
>
>For those of us who want to drive our cars daily it gives plenty of leeway.
I can do virtually anything I want to my car and never worry that one that's
not allowed in my category will bump me up. Obviously the total points
might, but I can choose between bigger wheels or stiffer springs, or a
supercharger, or sub frame connectors, etc.
>
>For the serious competitors (yes we have some), they have to put a lot of
thought into how to "spend" their points, to build the fastest car for their
chosen category.
>
>This system also allows matches to made (hopefully) more even within a
class by assessing points to some cars when stock. For instance my 96
Cobra, in A-Stock competes with F-bodies and lesser Mustangs, but is
assessed 2 points just for being a Cobra.
>
>I like this system, maybe because I "grew up" with it. I'm looking forward
to some reasoned responses as to what's wrong with it, and what's right with
the SCCA system.
>
>Tom Gentry
>Life is too short to drive boring cars!
>'96 Ford SVT Cobra, Mystic #1345/2000 (mostly stock)
>'72 Triumph TR-6 OD (mostly modified)
>'59 Triumph Model 10 Sedan (mostly in boxes)
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