> << Morton started the race towards the back in a 34 car field. He was able
> to battle his way to the front But on his way he incountered some big cars
> that were holding him up. mainly Vic Edelbrock in the Smokey Unick 7/8
> scale Camaro. John and Vic were fighting lap after lap.
> John would almost get by him then Vic would dive down and cut John off.
> Down
> the front straight John would pull next to Vic and give him the finger
> showing Vic that he is number one! Ya right! It finaly ended when Morton
> from what I heard spun Vic and the Camaro out in to turn 1 I think. At this
> point the BRE 510 as slightly wounded. The left front strut was bent. And a
> little body damage. >>
<<I thought the racing would be like a typical vintage event where you can't
pass here and you can't pass there BUT it wasn't like that at all and it
surprised many of us in the crowd. Those guys went for it!>>
Hello,
Congrats to Morton and Nissan for being able to bring the Datsun name back to
where it belongs. In the forefront. Okay... now how do I really feel?
I was excited to read the posts about how Morton won his class etc...etc...
But Then I read the part that he may have hit the other driver which caused a
spin-out. Broken parts... bent metal... Is that really Vintage Racing? I
dont think so. It is nice to see a win. It is nice to be a winner but does
anyone really understand the essence of vintage racing? I know that true
vintage racers do or at least should. I dont know all the details of the
incident but it sure sounds like there was some unnecessary aggressiveness on
the racetrack. Lots of "face" at stake with this race. You know what I
mean? And it doesnt help to read that a finger was shown. Maybe it was and
index... maybe not...? I give my respect to Morton as a wonderful racer.
But was it necessary to make contact to pass someone not even in your
division. Or was he in your division? Either way it leaves a bad taste in
my mouth.
Okay... lets hear it... all together... "Thats racing!" But that didnt sound
like Vintage Racing.
Michael "Calspeed" Carion
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