Dear SEB,
Please consolidate SP, ST, and SM, into 5 or 6 classes.
Sorry for being so verbose.
Matt Murray
----- Original Message -----
> From: bthatch@juno.com
>
> Dear SEB
>
> You have asked for member input about the proposed rules change
to
> eliminate updating and backdating in STS and STX.
>
> I don't think the rule allowing updating and backdating in STS
and STX
> should be eliminated.
>
> The original intent of setting up the ST category included
updating and
> backdating. The whole reasoning for establishing the ST
category was to
> give competitors a street legal category with modifications
allowed
> between Stock category and Street Prepared category.
Eliminating
> update/backdate will put an unreasonable hardship on any
competitor that
> suffers catestrophic engine/transmission/rear end failure.
Going to a
> junkyard to find a component will be, essentially, done away
with because
> all parts put on his car must come from the exact same model
and year to
> qualify as a legal part.
>
> There has been an outcry from some competitors about the
"Frankencars"
> being developed that never came from the original manufacturer
so
> equiped. These competitors, obviously, never read the rules
before
> competing in the class, because this allowance has been there
since the
> beginning. Creative rules readers have invested their time and
energy to
> develop ST legal cars. I haven't noticed these "Frankencars"
dominating
> the category. Why make a rules change that is the equivalent of
catering
> to people moving into a house next to an airport and then
complaining
> about the noise?
>
> As the category matures, I think doing away with updating and
backdating
> in ST will mean that competitors will have to keep buying the
latest and
> greatest car to stay competitive. The current rule allows the
creative
> car owner to keep an older car competitive by judicious use of
junkyard
> parts.
>
> I believe that the ST category has a bright future with the
current
> ruleset. I forsee additional classes being developed to broaden
the
> appeal of the category to more cars. I feel that it is
important to be
> able to do Street Prepared like limited modifications to a
fully street
> legal car has a broad appeal and that is why the STS/STX fields
are so
> well subscribed at the national level and especially at the
local level.
> Many have chosen to run ST instead of SP because the rules are
similar
> but ST cars must remain street legal. These competitors don't
want to
> develop unlicensable cars that can only be used on the
autocross course.
> Booting update/backdate will make ST too close to Stock
category and
> further from Street Prepared category.
>
> Leave updating backdating alone in ST. It is a good rule.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ben Thatcher
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