On Tue, 10 Nov 1998 DLMAssoc@aol.com wrote:
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> In a message dated 98-11-10 09:42:07 EST, Larry Micelli writes:
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> << We each enjoy our cars in different ways. >>
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> Well said, Larry...
>
> I don't have a dog in this fight, but since we're busy beating up on people
> who enjoy trailering their show cars, what are we going to do to someone who
> dares to bring a TR6 made up of a brand new 1998 production body, with
> everything else inside and underneath being brand new as well?
>
> Lessee... we'll need classes for "real" Triumphs which are driven, "real"
> Triumphs which are trailered, "real" Triumphs which were restored by the owner
> on a budget, "real" Triumphs which were restored by a professional shop for 3
> times their value, along with similar classes for "replica" Triumphs, plus
> someone to administer the lie detector tests so we can tell the difference.
>
Gee, This is beginning to sound a bit like some vintage racers...
Bugattis with almost no original parts, Cam Am cars where all 32 of
the original twenty or so are still racing or... I could go on...
I think that the real gripe here is for those of us who DRIVE our
TRs... A lot.
I've been to several VTR conventions... So what I say here is my
opinion only (he says donning his trusty Nomex jammies)...
It seems to me that "the drivers" are made to feel almost as a
"second class citizen" group as compared those concours cars.
Sure there's a "participant's choice" competition... Where is it
held? Generally at the far side of the hotel, away from where the
concours is (are they afraid of our "cooties"? It seems to come
off like a consolation prize (kind of an automotive "Miss
Congeniality").
Greg Petrolati
gpetrola@prairienet.org 1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
"That's not a leak... My car is just marking its territory!"
Greg Petrolati, Champaign, Illinois
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