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> From: Jeff Lloyd[SMTP:Jeff@cyberconceptz.com]
> Reply To: Jeff Lloyd
> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 8:03 PM
> To: John Eagan; autox list
> And your rules sound like
> What will become of SM2 not modified streetcars, but tube frame, purpose
> built
> Racecars. Street legal of course.
>
>
> Whats wrong with that?????? Where I run in Pittsburgh that is the
> requirement (killed the mod classes). A PA inspection sticker and a
> license plate is required (local Police rules) and no slicks!!!! We got
> nearly 100 cars at our last event.
>
I have done just that and run it in Dmod and drive it on the street
(Porsche 550 replica kit with a tube frame).
Why? Because I am tired of all the Stock and SP bull shit about
things like cosmetics and spoilers that do not do a damn thing at autocross
speeds (below 55).
I don't know it just does not seem
> freezable to me
>
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
>
> It's pretty much the same perpetual, never resolved debates that come up
> about, well, any class. Just substitute terms and numbers as needed. It
> always goes all over the map, with a 15 way tug of war, doesn't it? This
> usually being because of all the differing opinions about "achieving
> parity" and "creating a level playing field" and all that.
>
> Here's my proposal for SM "part 2":
>
> Entries must be production automobiles with current valid registration
> and plates. Tires must be approved by U.S. Department of Transportation
> for use on public roads.
>
> weedleeweedleeweddleeweeeeee...BADAAAH!! GOODNIGHT, TOPEKA, WE LOVE
> YOU!!!!
>
> ..house lights up.
>
> Ooh..it's...dare I say it? So..so..simple! That can't be right, can it?
> How does that serve ME? How will this ensure that the most competitive
> car will belong to ME? Um, well, it doesn't.
>
> From where I sit, this class appears to be the opportunity to be a truly
> open class. Are you a car nut with a fondness for tweaking and modifying
> your car to go faster? Well, there you are. If it's still legal for the
> street, you're within the rules. There are your constraints. Work with
> it. Bring your car. Run it. See what happens.
>
> What about the "level playing field"? It's over there, that big
> black/grey slab with the orange cones all over. Same course for all the
> cars at the event. Strap in, crank 'em up, and let us see who is
> quickest.
>
> chorus:"But wait! There are some models of cars that are inherently
> quicker than others!"
>
> Yeah. That is correct. Go out and see which car, with which driver, is
> quicker.
>
> chorus: "But what am I supposed to do if there are quicker cars than
> mine?"
>
> You could get one of what appear to be the "fast cars". You could modify
> the car you have and see what you can get out of it. You could try to
> drive better.
>
> chorus: "But what if I do one or all of those things and I still don't
> win?"
>
> Go home, think about it, go to work, and try again.
>
> chorus: "But I did that, and somebody was still faster!"
>
> In that case, after lengthy and careful analysis, it appears that the
> most plausible explanation is that somebody and their car was faster
> than you and your car. Welcome to motorsports.
>
> chorus: "But those guys over there have a lot more money than I do, and
> they bought expensive fast cars and put expensive parts on it and even
> paid expensive engineering mechanical type humans to make it even
> faster!"
>
> Having put our team of trained, experienced expert consultants to work
> on studying this matter, we have to come to the consensus that very
> often an automotive competition requires great time, effort, and expense
> to produce an entry that is quicker than the rest, who are also trying
> their best. Welcome to motorsports.
>
> chorus: "But that could get really expensive and complex and time
> consuming!"
>
> Well, then, GO RUN IN A STOCK CLASS, YOU IDIOT! Why do you think they
> exist? Maybe you missed that memo.
>
> Alright, I'll go back to sleep now.
>
> JLE
>
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