Dale
SCTA or BNI will never say go away to the little guy or slower vehicles. We
started there and will always continue to support them. There are many
racers happy as a pig in mud running the slower classes.It is there goal to
do as much as they can with small motored vehicles. For some it's a starting
place,for others their attitude is I am doing it, what are you doing,setting
at home wishing.
We and USFRA know where they are coming from and we know we need them, they
are the future.
Glen (my clocks go from zero to way out there)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Clay, Dale" <Dale.Clay@mdhelicopters.com>
To: <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 3:01 PM
Subject: RE: minimum speed?
> List,
>
> Being a newbie, I probably don't have a complete perspective on this, but
> maybe the newbies perspective is important in this discussion too. First
> let me say its been encouraging to see some of the established stars
coming
> to the defense of the other competitors, thank you.
>
> Being a newbie I'm sure I'll fall into the "slow guy" class for sometime,
I
> certainly couldn't run 2+ with my configuration. If that first step is
too
> tall new people will simply not be able to even attempt this. Some of you
> guys already know the blood, sweat & tears required to go 2+, imagine
trying
> to overcome that the very first time you even tried. Not everyone has the
> time, resources or even the desire to get to that level. I dream about a
> red hat, but if it ever happens it will be a long way off.
>
> Some of those guys (& gals)in the "slower" classes have made heroic
efforts
> to get where they are. Are you going to say to all those "slower" record
> holders their accomplishments no longer matter? I think the diversity in
> this form of racing is one of the major attractions. Remember, this is
all
> supposed to be for fun!
>
> >From what I'm able to gather from this discussion the biggest problem is
the
> dust on the lake beds when its calm, I guess everyone suffers there. For
> the other venues, surely some accommodation can be worked out. Perhaps
> staging lanes like they have in drag racing, graded by speed
> classifications? Once several of the fast guys were ready, let them go.
> I'll be on the short course for a while, but if I was on the long course I
> wouldn't mind waiting for a fast streamliner to go ahead of me.
>
> What Ed said about courtesy could go a long way too. Please don't send us
> slower guys home.
>
> Dale C.
>
>
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> ///////
> Subject: Re: minimum speed?
>
>
>
> The biggest threats to LSR nowadays are: 1. over zealous
> environmentalists, 2. corporate entities that are raping the slat flats
and
> not repleneshing what they take, and 3. a diminishing base of young
> up-and-coming competitors.
> ....................Ardun Doug King
>
>
>
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