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Re: SP Proposal

To: Kent Rafferty <gs96@sgi.net>
Subject: Re: SP Proposal
From: Pat Kelly <lollipop@ricochet.net>
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 07:58:13 -0800
Do you mean that marques that do the sport best are not allowed to compete?
Where do you "bump" them? Doesn't make sense to me.
--Pat Kelly

Kent Rafferty wrote:

> After reading the new SPAC proposal, I'm still befuddled by some
> of the classifications. For example, the M3 moves DOWN to Group
> 6 from CSP while many seemingly slower cars can be found in
> Groups I, II, and III.  How about a NON-TURBO Stealth in Group II --
> any takers?
>
> OK, my kneejerk suggestion, which does not create another SP
> class and may make for more interesting competition:  Bump the
> RX-7 TT and Lotus Elan OUT of SP and combine A/SP and B/SP
> and move all the "dregs" down to C, D and E  where they'll still
> get smoked - just not as badly.   To teach me a lesson, you can
> even throw my car into the new A/SP-B/SP class.........
>
> BTW, I love Elans and RX-7 TTs, but by removing them a whole host
> of cars are at proximate parity:  911s, Corvettes, 240Zs, Vipers, etc.
> To add one more element, let the turbo cars run unlimited boost w/stock
> turbos in this class then see if the 300ZXTTs, Supra TTs, Porsche turbos,
> etc. can compete.
>
> Kent Rafferty
> E/SP Supra TT




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