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Re: Rules and 'Cheating'

To: Tombread@aol.com, vintage-race@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Rules and 'Cheating'
From: John.Desantis@inficon.com
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 09:52:34 -0500
Tom wrote

"I made my statement in the context of vintage racing, where the rewards
are
mainly self satisfaction.  It cannot be particularly rewarding to cheat in
vintage.  That's a bit like cheating at solitaire.  Donahue was competing
on
a decidedly different playing field."


     I here ya, but I am out there competing in SVRA group 6.  This is an
organization that talks the "Follow
the rules" talk .  I look around at what I see on the my competition and I
see 4 wheel disks and roller lifters and
rockers and I see panhard rods, 347's in place of 289's and some of the
best technology money  can buy.

     I play at the bottom of this food chain, about 2/3 of the way back in
the pack.  I have just as much fun
as the guys up front.

     My point - I just want my fellow competitors to play safe and drive
respectfully.  I don't care what they drive.
But I don't wana be last,  I have some ego.

     All this from a guy that rolled it at the Glen last year when his ego
got the best of him.  That's me.

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