Thanks Doug,
You also just excluded Morgan trikes from our pre-war class. This discussion
reminds me why we don't care much to go to antique shows anymore. I guess
sports trading cards and Chinesse tools don't impress me as being antiques.
There is no free lunch. I consider myself very lucky to have the toys I have.
We can't all race Ferarri GTO's or Testa Rosas or Posche Carerras. Some of us
have to settle for Honda S800s and Lotus Elevens and MBGs and Austin-Healey
Sprites. I feel very, very lucky to have such a piece of history, but at the
same time have seen these same cars used as the loose change in trade deals
exchanging things like GT40s and F1 cars.
In life, there will almost always be someone faster and someone slower than
you are, someone less financially endowed and someone with twice your income
level. Most of us are just ordinary, average guys, some just a little closer
to the top of the bell shaped curve than others. I'd have loved to race what I
do today when I was in college, but accepted the fact I could just barely
afford to autocross my Bugeyed Sprite 4 or 5 times a summer. Even that was an
extravegance!
Roger
>>> <S800Racer@aol.com> 07/11/01 01:12PM >>>
In a message dated 7/11/01 12:04:57 PM, fordoede@ix.netcom.com writes:
<< Why not try and find a common ground and expand on it rather than
ceaselessly draw lines in the sand. >>
Because finding common ground means drawing lines right off the bat,
unless you start with "anything with four wheels" Oops! I just drew a line
and excluded the fabulous 6-wheeled Tyrrel P34 F1 car!
There is no escaping the line-drawing. The successful organizations have
drawn reasonable lines that appeal to a large enough base of participants to
put on quality events. Ask anyone who is involved with running a vintageo
rganization of any kind - the line drawing is a constant and on-going
headache. Someone will always be offended and you will inevitably (sometimes
unintentionally) exclude deserving cars/participants.
Doug Meis - VDCA Small bore group rep
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