Alan,
Please consider joining the Team Thicko mail list. I'll have my
"Minister of Disinformation" forward the necessary info. We cover
subjects such as racing, tracks, cars, assholes, and trying to find the
topless ( and I don't mean an Egg McMuffin without the top English
muffin either...) breakfast joint that Vaughn Rockney stops at on the
way to some mystery track....
WST
Alan Herod wrote:
> Folks,
> I have two questions. The first relates to the nature of the mail. I
>
> seem to remember that someone expressed concern about all the
> seemingly
> personal banter on this "vintage" race address. I have been receiving
>
> these jewels at such a rate that I must ask if there is a digest mode
> so
> that I only have to hit the delete key once. I have picked up some
> valuable information from this source, but sometimes the sorting is
> painful, so I just hit delete without looking for content. On both
> Porschefans and Honda-Performance there is an option for digest mode.
> On Porschefans there is also a place called tavern where a lot of this
>
> banter belongs. Of course, I am not the net-police, so you are of
> course free to flame me as you wish. In reality I have contributed
> very
> little to this forum and have attempted to get as much information as
> I
> could.
>
> This leads me to question two. I have considered re-entering racing in
>
> the vintage arena. What is the philosphical foundation for what
> determines a car for vintage eligibility? I previously raced a Bugeye
>
> Sprite (948 + 0.030), a formula vee, Datsun Z, Volvo 142E, and Porsche
>
> Carrera Speedster. Now I have a 911SC. Anyone of those previous cars
> with the possible exception of the Volvo was far less prepared then
> what
> I perceive the level of preparation being discussed here is. Its no
> wonder they turn faster lap times on street tires then they did when
> they were being raced by major teams with substantial backing. I
> assume
> that if I turn the SC into an RSR look-alike that would not be
> allowed,
> but if I found an old rusted out hulk of a Cortina (for free) and
> built
> a semi-tube frame Lotus Cortina, that would be allowed. There must be
>
> some logic. If the Cortina could be raced, does that mean I could get
>
> some hot rodders old Camaro and build a quasi-Penske Z-28?
>
> I also tried to sell a 1981 Villy Vee Chassis number 1 for $2400 (OBO)
>
> here with some interesting history but found out that it wasn't
> vintage
> enough.
>
> Alan
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