Keith,
How come you didn't put up the protest fee & make him pull a head? Jusst getting
to the motor on most motor home is enough to make most people decline the
record! Are you getting soft in your old age :)
Ed
Keith Turk wrote:
> Had an interesting deal this weekend in the Ole points race... and I am sure
> there are many answers to the situation...
>
> Heres the Scoop.... Scottie Guthrie and I have been Kinda Head to Head all
> Year... and Scottie has a Bazzillion Records he can Run on with 3 different
> Motorcycle entries... Not that Scottie would sand bag or anything... but
> The Man invented the System... and works it like a Fine tuned instrument....
> This of course leaves a Guy like me to work the system back.... So I sand
> bagged a Record at a VERY slow Speed ( okay 5mph might have been a BIT TO
> LOW.... but it's his Game)
>
> anyway one of our Fellow competitors decided that he really didn't like the
> running up in Class system that we have out here... and decided my Sand
> bagging wouldn't stand.... in other words he decided to run his Motor Home
> on a AA/F/CC coupe record.... Yep you read that right... his MOTOR
> HOME....( personally I wanted to protest the Engine size or Cushion
> Placement...) anyway... I simply went out and did it again in a Different
> Class...
>
> It's hard for some folks to understand how or why our system is as it is...
> but Here is Keith's Personal Take on the Points deal.... the ECTA is A
> newer organization and in the begining just to put records on the Books we
> allowed folks to run in any class above theirs to set a record... and
> allowed Multipul Classes at a given event... Guys like Scottie Guthrie Paid
> Lots and Lots of Money in entry fees which Absolutely kept the Gates open...
> and For this I am Personally Grateful... ( not enough to hand him the Points
> race mind you...)
>
> anyway Maybe it's time we Grew out of our old system and started looking at
> a New System based on a Run in Class against a Minimum System.... Until
> then I am going to Play the game to the Best of My Ability and I am damn
> sure not going to hide the fact that I am doing it....
>
> Keith Turk ( So Al Special.... and Current Points Leader I think.... ( you
> sort out which Class Scott Ran in this weekend on his 40 Plus Passes)
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