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Re: Vintage Racing Philosophy

To: vintage-race@autox.team.net, MHKitchen@aol.com
Subject: Re: Vintage Racing Philosophy
From: "Dunst, Mordecai" <mdunst@smtplink.Coh.ORG>
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 96 21:19:45 pst
     Myles:
     You may remember me.  I'm the guy who bought Don Queens red TR4A.  I 
     also stuffed it a Palm Springs  in 1994 when a left rear brake 
     cylinder failed ( I only had a single brake master then...).
     
     Anyways, Vintage Racing Philosophy  -Why do people race?
     Firstly, an intrinsic question such as "Why?" could be answerd
     completely with -"Because".
     
     BECAUSE 1) It is great to get on the track and feel scared.
             2) I love the smell of all those pollutants.
             3) I love driving to the track and camping out -Sometimes 
                Thats the best part.  Really! 
             4) I get to play with all my tools and therefore rationalize
                about buying some more.
             5) Not only is the olfactory organs stimulated but my    
                vibratory, auditory, position, and vision sense organs are 
                Max"ed"-out.  WHAT A rush. I undergo withdrawl when 
                I have to leave the track. 
             6) Therefore I'm addicted.
              
     For those people who like to show their cars -there are stationary car 
     shows.
     
     For those people who think that vintage racing is oxymoronic - I 
     aggree somewhat.  We could call it Rehabilitated Automobile Carefully 
     Engineered  i.e. R.A.C.E Racing.  
     
         
     Mordy Dunst (Almost Noncompetitive Racing Group) 
     Triumphs are Alive.

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Subject: Vintage Racing Philosophy
Author:  MHKitchen@aol.com at INTERNET
Date:    2/11/96 8:46 PM


Hi all,
Maybe I feel ornery tonight, or I just like to stir things up, but I thought 
I'd pose a topic for some discussion.  I hear lots of people say how vintage 
racing should focus on the cars and their preservation.  I disagree.  I find 
vintage racing to be a unique and fun-filled experience that is as much about 
the socializing and making new friends as it is about whether my car has the 
proper wheel trim ring.  Now before you all "spam" me with hate E-mail, let 
me also state that I think the cars should be kept as "period" as possible 
with some concessions for safety, and the availability of replacement 
components.
     
I also think there are some noteworthy folks out there racing vintage cars 
today that deserve as much respect as some the original drivers.
     
Am I wrong, or don't you agree that people are as much a part of vintage 
racing as the cars????  (About to hit the SEND button, hope I don't start a 
war here!!!)
     
Interested to hear your thoughts.....
     
Myles H. Kitchen
MHKitchen@aol.com
1965 Lotus Cortina Mk1 #128
     

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