I sure some guy from Survivor would like to participate!
Otto
>From: "Steve Couture" <steve@couture.org>
>Reply-To: "Steve Couture" <steve@couture.org>
>To: <autox@autox.team.net>
>CC: <marka@telerama.com>
>Subject: RE: Tire warmers... nekkid?
>Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 11:01:34 -0400
>
>Mark J. Andy wrote:
> > (btw, tire warmers can be a PITA. More stuff to haul around, more stuff
> > to setup when you get to grid, gotta be able to quickly strip them
>before
> > you run, etc. I don't think I'd bother for anything less than
>divisional
> > & up competition.)
>
>I had to read the above statement twice to be sure you were talking about
>ELECTRIC tire warmers. Some people may argue that the above statement
>could
>be equally applied to the flesh-and-bone type of tire warmer as well...
>except for the quickly stripping before runs part.
>
>If the new requirement for co-driving was standing nekkid in grid while
>your
>teammate is on course I'm certain we would see far fewer two driver cars.
>
>For those with an anti-Ladies class agenda there may be an opportunity
>here.
>Implementing this requirement would probably lead to the rapid exodous of
>all women from our sport. (I personally can't think of any "ladies" that
>would want to be within 10 miles of a parking lot full of overweight
>middle-age men standing around in their birthday suits.)
>
>However, I'm sure that there is an "untapped market" out there that
>implementing rules such as this may actually attract to the SCCA. So the
>overall impact on membership numbers could be a wash.
>
>And you thought men walking around grid in thongs and Budweiser dresses was
>an eyesore! ;-)
>
>--
>Steve Couture
>#19 NASCAR Neon
>Co-driver/tire warmer... ALWAYS fully dressed at events.
>
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