no argument -- I think we're both saying that racing vintage machinery in
the spirit of competitive good sportsmanship is fun!
Jack
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From: <S800Racer@aol.com>
To: <jrubin@interaccess.com>; <acace@juno.com>;
<vintage-race@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2000 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: Lime Rock Fall Festival
>
> In a message dated 1/17/00 1:40:48 PM, jrubin@interaccess.com writes:
>
> <<Yes to all except the part about being the "passee" -- there's still
plenty
>
> of room for real racing within the cloak of "classic" vintage racing. I
>
> would hope that racing in the "vintage spirit" means good sportsmanship
and
>
> respect for your fellow racers and their cars, but nobody likes to be
passed
>
> by a "closely matched car"...
>
>
> Jack Rubin>>
>
> Why not? What does it matter? Being the "passee" is not a mark of
> failure in any way. It does not mean that you have to give up or
surrender
> to the other guy/gal. You can pass him/her back at your first
opportunity.
> Hell, I'm not above using the classic "Earnhardt maneuver" if the passer
> slips wide in the process of passing. Successfully playing the role of
> "passee" means not blocking the overtaking car or not turning a late
braking
> duel into a dangerous game of chicken. It simply means that someone else
has
> done a fine job of driving to set up the pass and you should cooperate in
faci
> litating that pass (yes, wave them through). Then it is up to you to see
if
> you are good enough to return the favor and set them up for a clean pass.
> That's the difference between a good dice and simply passing another car.
> Is it more fun to be the "passer"? Only if winning is more important
> than enjoying a good dice. If you are only the "passer" all you've done
is
> passed a car. Big deal. During the course of a season you will make
dozens
> of passes that you will hardly remember. But if you involve yourself in a
> good back and forth dice, it will be a session you will remember for a
long
> time. Being involved in a good dice requires both parties to be adept at
> being both "passer" and "passee" and which one of you was the last to be
the
> passer before crossing the finishing line should matter not.
>
> Doug Meis.
>
>
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