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From: Andrew_Bettencourt@kingston.com <Andrew_Bettencourt@kingston.com>
To: Larry R. Metz <lrmetz@home.com>
Cc: Paul Czarnecki <oblique@alum.mit.edu>; Team.Net <autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 7:42 AM
Subject: AM Turnout (was Fine print)
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>The Snipester touched on why AM is losing members. The cost of entry is
>WAY to high. The monsters that are being built now (Phantom, Dragon) are
>hand built from the ground up with thousands of engineering hours into
>them. Yes it's fun to build something unlimited; but to do so and get
>beaten by 5+ seconds at Nationals? What is the incentive to race against
>one of these machines.
They are fun to build and drive and watch. If you are only interested in
close racing with de facto limits on spending, buy a stock or CM car. There
are AM drivers who love it even though they know they will never be national
champs. The entertainment value of these cars for both participants and
spectators way more important than their mere numbers.
Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Chev Suburban
LOON, MAC
pethier@isd.net http://www.visi.com/mac/
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