Sure Mayf, but won't help you much, unless you got the bucks to buy one. And
that propably won't help anyway. NASCAR and NHRA have been all over this,
they have the deep pocket books and still can't control it.
http://moretraction.com/
JB
----- Original Message -----
From: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>
To: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>
Cc: "land speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: Traction Control
> John, if you know there is such doohickeys around and you want a level
> playing field, why not tell all of us so that we can all be watch dogs. If
> people protest cars enough, the items will go away or get really good at
> hiding. Point me to a place where I can see these?
>
> mayf
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>
> Cc: "land speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 4:22 AM
> Subject: Re: Traction Control
>
>
> > I can (and so can anyone else) get a TC device for $2500 that you most
> > likely won't find unless you have very sophisticated equipment. And for
> > $5,000+ you can get one that CAN'T be found. At least SCCA, NHRA, IHRA &
> > NASCAR haven't found it yet. And its been there for several years now.
> > I have plenty of other problems (like just getting the car together)
> so
> > don't worry I won't be sporting any TC devices, and for two reasons.
First
> > and for most, its' against our current (SCTA/BNI & USFRA) rules. I may
> not
> > like the rules, and with TC I don't really care, but I will always play
by
> > the rules. Second is cost, I just don't have an extra $5,000 laying
around
> > for the TC, but some racers do. It may be out there at Speed Week 2003!
No
> > one will ever know.
> > Now if the manufactures didn't have to make it undetectable perhaps
it
> > would only cost about $500 or less. That we could all afford. All I want
> is
> > an even playing field, which SCTA is trying to achieve I believe, but it
> > needs to be realistic. Heck, there is TC now that works with Magnetos
and
> > points ignition.
> >
> > JB, #79, D/GCC
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