In a message dated 4/12/99 3:04:35 PM US Eastern Standard Time, 
joshlocklear@juno.com writes:
> Has anyone heard the classification for the new '99 Mercury Cougar?  I
>  have a copy of the '99 rule book, but it doesn't seem to be included.  I
>  know there are both 4 and 6 cylinder versions.  I was really wondering
>  about the 4 cylinder specifically, because I competed against one in HS
>  yesterday, and it's times seemed to "break out" from the other cars in
>  the class.  It would seem to me that this car might be classed in DS or
>  ES with other similar 4-cylinder "sporty" cars.  Any help would be
>  appreciated.
Before you start a letter writing campaign, answer this:
Who was driving the Cougar (i.e. did Rick McDaniels show up in a new car?)
What kind of competition was there.  Did the Cougar "walk away" from a 
collection of Yugo's and Hyundai's or were there some nationally competitive 
Celica ST's there?
I think that the 4 Cyl Cougar belongs in HS.  It is not that much different 
from the Contours.  As far as ES having the "sporty" 4 cyl cars, you haven't 
been reading your Fastrack.  A whole bunch of ES cars are headed for HS in 
Y2K.
Paul Zahornasky
29 HS - 87 Integra
 
 |