Well spoken Scott. I don't understand why some folks want to blame DC for
pulling the contingency. If the other marques wanted to compete in SS, they
should have stepped up to the plate and built a car from the factory
available to anyone, not contract with aftermarket companies to do the job
they should have done. No way can that be considered fair and equitable
competiton. Someone mentioned the Koni struts available on Neons. I'm
sure Koni, or GAB, or any number of performance shock companies would have
been willing to sell shocks/struts to major auto manufacturers. I no longer
compete in a Neon, and have no dog in this fight, but I hate to see any
major company that will contribute decent money to SCCA competitors, be it
Solo, Rally, or Road Racing, pull their support. I would much prefer to see
more marques ante up just as DC has for the past 4 years....
Phil O.
>I submit that Chrysler acted reasonably. SCCA, in my opinion, changed the
>rules SUBSTANTIALLY to allow far from "Showroom Stock" cars to compete in
>their series, drifting a great distance from the original Series concept. I
>think it would have been far better to work with other manufacturers to
>produce a competitive car within the rules.
>Correction - Chrysler did not 'take its toys" and go home - the toys are
>still out there. Only the generous prize money has been withheld because of
>the rule changes implemented by SCCA. More than reasonable in my view.
>
>Scott Meyers
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