Doug,
I agree completely with your position. One of the real grips here seems
to be the expense of securing FIA sanction. I don't care what you call
it, an organization that will perform the function that FIA does is
going to cost some extra cash. I personally am very happy to hold a
SCTA, Maxton, Muroc, or BNI record. As Jack has said, you can call your
record what ever you want. Many do. "I have the World's Fastest 1934
Ford Black & Gray primered Comp Coupe powered by a 304 Cu in Chevrolet
engine." I think you can see where I am going with this. Everyone can
make their own claim to fame if you get definitive enough.
I don't think that many of us would really benefit from World
Recognition, except for possibly our egos. I realize that some may need
this recognition to gain sponsorship for future goals, but I really have
doubts that any other organization is going to supplant FIA in this area
as long as FIA is active. They have the track record to run on. As I
have said before, this makes for good discussion, but I don't think that
it is going anywhere. My vote would be to maintain the credible systems
that we have. When you mix apple and oranges you end up with neither
apple butter nor orange juice.
Tom, Redding, CA - #216 D/GCC
ARDUNDOUG@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 02/04/2001 11:50:23 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> lanspeed@west.net writes:
>
> <<
> No one is trying to build an empire, rather we are trying to upgrade a
> constipated system -- something many of us think is long overdue and
> are willing to volunteer some time to see what might be possible.
> >>
> ######################
> And some of us conversely feel that the system is working just fine the
> way it is. As I mentioned in my earlier posting, we have venues from sea
> level to 4000+', 1 mile, 1.3 mile, 1.5 mile, 3-5 mile, and whatever the
> course length is "down-under". Timing traps vary from 132' to 5280', and the
> event surfaces are two different types of alkali, cement, and salt.
> When we discuss the different venues we mentally factor in what the
> particular conditions are at each race course. If an umbrella organisation
> were to be established over the entire worldwide LSR movement (see above,
> pardon the pun) it would still have to differentiate between the various
> venues. We would be creating another level of bureaucracy to oversee the
> existing sanctioning groups, which, in this competitors view, are doing just
> fine.
> It would be interesting to take a poll and see how many of the
> competitors are interested in the change, as well as how many of the
> supporters of change are fans of LSR who are not directly involved in a
> competing race vehicle.....
> ......Ardun Doug King
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