Agreed, Tom's car is not stock.
and being an improved Tiger should not be construed as anything less that a
great accomplishment.
It is NOT a space-framed purpose built racer, but does compete with them.
What I think we DO know is this: Sunbeam spends little $ and no one benefits
from a competitive and/or winning Tiger. Toyota, Honda and Chevrolet on the
other hand . . . .
Besides, who wants to side with the rule makers?
Congratulations Tom!
>
> I don't think Bob or anyone is trying to downplay the
> significance of Tom's
> achievements in the SCCA GT2 arena.What he IS saying, though,
> is that you
> should not infer that Tom's car is anywhere near a stock
> Tiger, and to call it "
> just a 35 year old car with some improvements", to me, gives
> little recognition
> of the thousands of hours Tom has spent in the last several
> decades, improving
> his car over and over and over. I think you would find very
> little, stock or
> otherwise, on his car that has not been "adjusted"
> specifically for the purpose
> of lowering lap times.
>
> The SCCA rules, as always, are not a fit subject for debate
> in a civilized
> forum, but Tom has earned the respect of countless fans by
> voting with his right
> foot and showing that against the odds and the wishes of some
> of the current
> carmakers, the Tiger can be competitive.
>
> Regards,
> Theo
>
> DavidAdin@mercydurango.org wrote:
>
> > Let's give old Tom a little credit.
> > His Tiger, however wonderful it might be, is just a 35 year
> old unibody car
> > with some improvements.
> > It is not a tube framed purpose built racer (last I heard)
>
> <snip>
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