DOOOOOHHHHHH!!!! That's gotta hurt don't it jay?? ;-)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Kent Rafferty <gs96@sgi.net>
To: Jay Mitchell <jemitchell@compuserve.com>; autocross list
<autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, April 02, 1999 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: SP Proposal
>Naw, Elans are real underdogs..... Lets look at the the top AND
>bottom of A/SP at 98 Nationals (from memory ;-):
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>1. Tri-Point RX-7 4. 911
>2. Elan 5. Elan
>3. Elan 6. Elan
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>And now, the bottom:
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>7. Tri Point RX-7 13. 911
>8. Viper 14. MR2
>9. 911 15. 911
>10. 911 16. 911
>11. 911 17. 911
>12. Viper 18. 911
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>No Elans in the non-trophy positions. Yes, all of the Elan pilots
>are good but in one case a trophy-winning Elan driver autoxed
>only a couple of times all season! A/SP included two (I think)
>former national champions that didn't even trophy.
>
>Oh, there were two trophies in A/SPL - both Elans. So, 7 of 8
>ASP/ASPL trophy positions were taken by a marque (Elan)
>and a half (Tri Point RX-7).
>
>Kent Rafferty
>
>>Bingo. Claims that ASP is "dominated" by Elans are just not true.
>>Of the top four finishers at Nationals in 98, there were two
>>Elans, one RX7tt, and one 911. Curt was around .8 seconds off of
>>the first place time, and the spread between 1st and 4th in BSP
>>was pretty similar. It sure looks to me like a 911 can be
>>competitive in ASP. And, if the potential is there, you shouldn't
>>reward the other 911 drivers just because they haven't figured
>>out how to achieve that potential.
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