> All this because National level competitors are afraid to spend $4K on
> shocks. Silly!
No, all this because most Stock Class National competitors change cars every
few years, and are forced in the $4,000 expense each time.
Not to mention the finance terms are much better from the bank for my car
5-6% versus the Shocks 10.99-14.99%.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Pozner" <apozner@ptd.net>
To: "Alan Dahl" <adahl@eskimo.com>; <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 1:34 PM
Subject: Re: Stock Class Model Year Exclusion
> All this because National level competitors are afraid to spend $4K on
> shocks. Silly!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan Dahl" <adahl@eskimo.com>
> To: <autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 1:17 PM
> Subject: Re: Stock Class Model Year Exclusion
>
>
> > This idea is not intended to raise the entry-level cost of racing at the
> > local level but rather to solve the problem of National-level Stock
> > class cars requiring thousands of dollars of parts to be competitive in
> > a "stock" class. I think a solution can be reached that keeps the status
> > quo for local racers while still solving the National problem.
> >
> > Right now we have a Stock class that isn't really stock and a Street
> > Prepared class that isn't really "street". Street Touring class was
> > created as the result of an effort on Team.net several years ago to
> > create a class that was what SP would have been had it been created now.
> > Since then the Stock class shock "problem" has gotten out of hand and
> > some people are trying to legislate a solution.
> >
> > I think that the long-tem goal should be keep Stock class cars as stock
> > as possible while creating a true "street prepared" class. I think this
> > would save everyone money in the long run and makes a lot more sense.
> >
> > So this is the way it would work:
> >
> > Showroom Stock (no changes, recently produced cars)
> > Street Touring (all current Stock class mods plus springs, cone filters,
> > air boxes)
> > Street Prepared (as current)
> >
> > Currently we have 9 Stock classes, 2 ST classes and 5 SP classes. Under
> > this proposal we'd gradually change the balance, reducing the number of
> > Stock and SP classes slightly while adding ST classes in exchange. Older
> > stock class cars would migrate to ST with little expense (a set of
> > springs and a K&N filter basically) while new cars would go into SS the
> > way they came off the showroom floor. This costs the existing low-budget
> > competitors little and could actually save them money if we keep the
> > existing ST 140 treadwear rule (let's not get that discussion going
> > again!). Sure it is not a perfect solution but I am not sure I like the
> > status quo that well either.
> >
> > By the way, yes I realize that you can build a competitive ES car for
> > $10k or so but that is only because there are no new cars in that class,
> > in the other classes you're looking at taking a $20,000-$50,000 car and
> > adding $4000 - $8000 worth of equipment to it, which to me is pretty
> > crazy.
> >
> > - Alan Dahl
> >
> > P.S. An alternative solution would be to give up the idea of a pure
> > stock class totally and allow all Stock class competitors to change
> > springs which would greatly reduce the need for the expensive
> > double-adjustable shocks.
> >
> > --------------
> > Alan Dahl home:
> > adahl@eskimo.com
> > Federal Way, WA, USA work: aland@bestnet.com
> > http://www.eskimo.com/~adahl ICQ 52688023
> >
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