Here's a private posting that the sender -- Gary Alsobrooks -- agreed I
could forward to the List along with my response.
Richard Nichols
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> From: richard nichols <rnichol1@san.rr.com>
> To: svoracer@home.com
> Subject: Re: Type casting post on autoX.teamnet
> Date: Sunday, February 07, 1999 6:03 PM
>
> Absolutely, Gary -- and we (Fox body Mustangs) also should be able to
> "update" the car's chassis to be competitive, if for no other reason than
> model year age alone.
>
> Personally I want to go as fast as the Camaros and Vettes, not go slower
> with the sop of perhaps being able to win in another class.
>
> The stated objection I've seen to allowing unlimited modifications in SP
is
> to not freeze out competitors who don't have the $$$ to compete with
those
> who do. But if that's the case, and my competitors can run new $30,000
> cars against me (including wheels and "race" tires), then I ought to be
> able to campaign a $2,000 car with a $28,000 "update" budget.
>
> That seems, perhaps, like sarcasm, but it's not intended to be.
>
> I'd like to see a true street class: true street tires only (as in ST),
> but everything else goes that's legal on the street. Period. We could
> call the class, or event, or whatever, SL for "street legal".
>
> And without imposing arbitrary limits like "two point strut bars only".
> I'd bet on an unaltered Camaro's torque arm suspension with Hoosiers and
> 10" wide wheels against an ordinary 3-point brace on a Mustang on street
> tires anytime.
>
> Yours was a private post. With your permission I'd like to send it with
my
> response to the autox list -- advise, please.
>
> Richard Nichols
> San Diego, CA USA
> rnichol1@san.rr.com
>
> 86 Ford Mustang SVO (61B) - 1C
> (The Thinking Man's Mustang)
> 72 Ford Pinto 2.0 (62B) - 3J
> (Over Three Million Served)
>
> ----------
> > From: svoracer@home.com
> > To: richard nichols <rnichol1@san.rr.com>
> > Subject: Type casting post on autoX.teamnet
> > Date: Sunday, February 07, 1999 3:14 PM
> >
> > Richard,
> >
> > Great comments!
> >
> > You are correct about the SVO being non-competitive in it's class,
> > Before the 1994 cars were released with 4 Wheel disc brakes the SVO's
> > braking made up for the difference in horsepower with the GT Mustangs
> > and rival Camaro's. But now that SVO technology has come to the SN95
> > Mustangs, it's hard for us to be competitive with V8 torque, 300+ horse
> > power and 4 WDB.
> >
> > IMO, the SCCA directors should look into moving the SVO Mustangs to
> > G-stock (F-street prepaired)to be competitive.
> >
> > But I'm like you, I autocross my SVO because it's what I've got. I
enjoy
> > the SVO more that any of the BOSS cars, big block MACH's, Talledega, or
> > Cougar Eliminator's I ever owned,because............... I DRIVE IT !!!!
> >
> >
> > Gary Alsobrooks
> > SVO Club of America
> > 1984 SVO ESP
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