First, you'll always have a class to run in. You just may not like the
competition. ;^)
I don't understand the determination of folks to stay in stock category
no matter what. It seems that you could have a much more fun and easier
car to drive in many cases if you are willing to run street prepared.
What's wrong with using a wider wheel, and being able to change either
or both sway bars, and maybe installing an aftermarket ignition, etc?
The people who don't want to improve their cars should be going to car
shows, anyway, instead of autocrossing. Drain all the fluids, polish it
up, push it on and off the trailer, and polish some more. Don't forget
the sign that says, "If you aren't naked, don't touch the car!"
Whoopee!
If the issue is cost, you're not going to be competitive any cheaper
with an old stock car than with an old SP car. Aftermarket parts are
often cheaper than factory replacements.
If you're really cheap, rent a car for the weekend. I've seen it done
with at least two different cars by one fellow who says, "Hey, I'm not
burning my tires and brakes. I'm having a ball." He'll probably be
back with a different type of car the next event.
You don't really need trophies to have fun. Just pick out somebody
you're close to and try to improve compared to them. If you move past
somebody, pick out another target. Guys who get trophies every weekend
often get sick of cartin' 'em home after a while, anyway.
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Karl Rickert wrote:
>
> >From: "Kevin Stevens" <Kevin_Stevens@Bigfoot.com>
> >"mode - in statistics, an infrequently used type of average.
>
> Yeah, whatever means one uses the idea is still bogus. Being an "old car"
> owner of two cars (CS-Alfa & GT4-510) getting ready to be dropped from there
> respective classes and heavily involved with the SCCA I tend to get a bit
> testy when I might not have class to run either in.
>
> >I never said older cars weren't competitive. I do say it is a pain >in the
> >ass to try and find competitive examples to class them, to >find factory
> >information to support them, to fit them into a 9-10 >class structure, to
> >protest them when nobody knows what was legal or >not on them, and to try
> >and maintain them when the parts are no >longer available.
>
> >I do understand that there are people who are attached to specific >classic
> >cars and want to autocross them, but realistically there are >very few
> >cases where this is viable for Stock class cars anyway.
>
> I agree it may be hard to find parts for older cars, but I still think
> regardless of car age everyone should have equal opporunity to drive
> whatever they have. If the SEB continues to weed out older cars, they might
> as well start weeding out they're members also.
>
> Karl Rickert "AlfaKarl"
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> Dixie Region Asst Regional Executive
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