Some has-been :) wrote:
>*This in NO way relates/refers to the courses at the Meridian Tour*
>
>In the discussion of course speeds, we often focus on only the fastest,
>straightest sections, and section 2.1.A (page 51) sentence 4 is overlooked
>and (imo) more frequently violated:
>
>"Turns should not normally allow speeds in excess of
>45 mph in unprepared cars."
>
>Which obviously begs the question, what is an "unprepared car"?
Some wannabe :) wrote back:
>Stock Class.
I think 'unprepared' is a much larger group than the stock class. Perhaps a
better word might be 'underprepared' or perhaps a better phrase might even
be "poorly set up". There have been numerous cases where people have put
slicks on cars with stock suspensions and entered Prepared or Mod. Combined
with engine modifications they can easily exceed this limit at a lot of
autocrosses. And in a lot of cases the cars have a dangerously high cG as
well.
IMHO
Paul Foster
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