I've wondered why they don't adopt something like that. It sure seems to
make sense but there must be a good reason why they don't I guess. I'm
kinda new at this so my thoughts don't count for much.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl McLelland" <carlynneracing@home.com>
To: "Vintage list" <vintage-race@autox.team.net>;
<John.Desantis@inficon.com>
Cc: "Dan Radowicz" <csrg@mindspring.com>
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: Safety - originality - competitiveness
> John,
> What, are you running for political office? Man, you'll never get ahead
> coming up with an idea that's "intelligent"!!
>
> Starting grids for next years races would be based upon actual lap times
> from this years races. Then, if a guy wanted to run a "legal, stock"
engine
> he would race against other competitor's with similar lap times. A person
> could only "sandbag" once, cause when his lap times "suddenly jumped"
> several seconds he/she would be reclassed to a faster run group!
>
> Sounds like a great idea!!!!!
>
> Carl McLelland
> CSRG #247, series 1 Sunbeam Alpine
> http://carlynneracing.homestead.com/home.html
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <John.Desantis@inficon.com>
> To: <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 11:41 AM
> Subject: Safety - originality - competitiveness
>
>
> > This might sound like "Heresy" - does anyone think we should group
> > cars based on their speed
> > capability rather than on what it should be.
> >
> > Possible benefits:
> >
> > 1. End all the bitching about what the other guy has on his car
> >
> > (that we don't control regardless of how much we say we do)
> >
> > 2. Possibly fewer groups so the ones left could have more track time.
> >
> > 3. More competition in the groups left rather than a field finishing in
> > order of dollars spent.
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