Bill,
Your comment "you have to be at absolute peak attention for a half an hour,
running at the ragged edge, not wasting a tenth of a second that you can
help" implies a relationship between attentiveness and 10/10ths driving. I
disagree. I believe there are plenty of good drivers in vintage, that ARE
at absolute peak attention, but choose NOT to run at the ragged edge.
You might see them as "Roving Chicanes", but they have as much right to the
track, as the fast guys (as long as they're paying attention). Besides, at
one point or another, you and I and virtually everyone becomes a roving
chicane to somebody else.
I think we'd probably agree, that the real problem is the inattentive driver
-- which does not correlate necessarily with the 7/10ths or 8/10ths driver.
Regards,
Mark
>From: WSpohn4@aol.com
>To: Rogsie@telesistech.com, S800Racer@aol.com, vintage-race@autox.team.net,
> mgvrmark@hotmail.com, drs@socal.rr.com
>Subject: Re: Rules and 'Cheating'
>Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 18:45:49 EST
>
>In a message dated 17/01/01 3:03:44 PM Pacific Standard Time,
>Rogsie@telesistech.com writes:
>
>
> >
>
>That's another, and different, issue - many (most?) people now vintage
>racing
>never raced in SCCA or CASC racing. Many of them are out there having a
>high
>speed tour - I call them roving chicanes (RCs for short).
>
>If you are one of the ones like me, that whenever it is safe to do so, and
>whenever the competition is there, puts together a few laps of real racing,
>great - I'd hope to see you out there. I ran ICSCC and CASC for many
>years,
>and still enjoy a real battle, but am able to put a reef or two in my sails
>without much regret (something I'd have had a hard time doing in the old
>days) if I come upon one of the RCs out having a good time (though usually
>not paying much attention to his mirrors).
>
>If you think that vintage racing is the same thing as regular racing, where
>you have to be at absolute peak attention for a half an hour, running at
>the
>ragged edge, not wasting a tenth of a second that you can help, I would
>respond that I'm not sure I'd WANT to be out there while you are doing that
>(too much like target shooting with kids and dogs running all over the
>range).
>
>Just my opinion, and I do note the many guys that at least talk a serious
>race, or like to think they are of a calibre that would do well at a
>National. If you aren't, or haven't been, an SCCA type, ask one of the guys
>that still runs _current_ SCCA, and also runs vintage, what he thinks of
>vintage some time. Just don't do it in front of the RCs - you wouldn't want
>to hurt their feelings.
>
>Bill S.
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