WELL SAID, GRIB. YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A
STATESMAN.
Dick J
--- rgribble <rgribble@carolina.rr.com> wrote:
> James,
> You wrote: "Sorry you think you know how I
> feel" ??
>
> There's no doubt how you feel James, you told
> me to "say home" and I didn't
> belong at Bonneville.
> You call my car a "piece of shit" and then
> threaten me with retribution at
> Tech Inspection
> I'm a little guy too, and I work hard to earn a
> living and race. I build my
> cars like any other little guy, I've got
> skinned knuckles and greasy
> fingernails. My cars are good safe and fast and
> I'm proud of them
>
> You wrote: "First I love NASCAR, i just think
> they don't need a class a
> B'ville or the lakes"
>
> Well I do. I'm not in Love with NASCAR, but I
> do love them cars (they call
> them Hot Rods). This past year at least a dozen
> people contacted me
> regarding a class for ex-NASCAR cars. They're
> interested and would come but
> don't want to spend a couple of thousand
> dollars for a Time Only run. I can
> afford it, but I'd sure like some kind of
> recognition for my
> accomplishments. My proposal to SCTA has over
> 50 good reasons to accept a
> NASCAR class.
>
> You wrote: "The "list" asks for input. you may
> not like mine but sometimes
> I get too see a little of what goes on behind
> the
> scenes, even if I don't like what I see, I
> still like to represent the
> "little guy" in the sport and will continue to
> do so"
>
> Everyone that buys a used NASCAR vehicle is not
> a millionaire.Vesco is a
> "Big Guy", I'm a "little guy". My whole racing
> budget (car and all) doesn't
> cover the cost of a single engine for a lot of
> the cars I've seen at
> B'Ville.
>
> Someone told me some months ago that the major
> opposition to a new class is
> your points championship on the West Coast and
> the possibility of
> sandbagging runs to build up points. I'm not
> interested in any points, as a
> matter of fact my proposal for a NASCAR class
> to SCTA will include a
> "minimum MPH" just like your Two Club. My
> opinion is that any "new Class"
> should have these minimums. At Maxton, I set
> first time runs/records in open
> classes at near 200 MPH
>
> Seems to me this thread should have been
> "Vanity of Classes" instead of
> Variety. I hope it ends soon.
>
> I'll agree to your right to an opinion but the
> tone of your note was
> hostile. Perhaps we'll meet at B'Ville and I'll
> buy you a beer.
> Grib
> "Do what others Won't and you'll do what others
> Can't for the rest of your
> life"
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