> For some reason, there's a segment of the population that
> thinks a mathematical formula can solve any situation.
> I'm of the school that believes they solve very few of
> our situations in SCCA.
Come on, Charlie. Physics is used to model vehicle dynamics,
and mathematical formulas are the language of physics. Using
height, ground clearance and track to indicate likelihood
of flipping is at least as valid as using bore, stroke and
number of cylinders to indicate likely horsepower output.
In both cases you ignore lots of other relevant variables
for the sake of a simple but useful rule.
> As SPORTS CAR Club of America official, I think we're going
> to make very small number of people unhappy if we exclude
> vans, SUVs, and most pickup trucks (including mine)
Agreed. Somewhat more would be unhappy if you excluded
stock VWs, BMWs, Focus's [Focii?], etc on sticky rubber.
I thought the issue was safety, not making people unhappy.
BTW, I have no intention of running the Previa ever again.
But I'm glad I had a chance to do it once. It was a good
experience.
/Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Smokerbros@aol.com [mailto:Smokerbros@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 8:00 PM
To: Bill Hamburgen; ba-autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Vehicle eligibility...
In a message dated 10/19/2000 10:26:49 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
billh@pa.dec.com writes:
<< I'm not claiming this formula is perfect, but I think it's better than
excluding vehicles based on appearance. >>
As SPORTS CAR Club of America official, I think we're going to make very
small number of people unhappy if we exclude vans, SUVs, and most pickup
trucks (including mine)
For some reason, there's a segment of the population that thinks a
mathematical formula can solve any situation. I'm of the school that
believes they solve very few of our situations in SCCA.
CHD
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