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From: Tom Gentry <tgentry@execpc.com>
> It seems instead of keeping costs down SCCA is trying to force more new
car purchases.
IMHO, Stock class IS a measure of one's ability to afford and then choose a
late-model competitive car -- and then drive it well. :)
At least SP is a (albeit modest) measure of one's ingenuity in offsetting
the compromises, or shortcomings, of a factory car that was built to fit
Everyman.
Affordability can't possibly be an SCCA objective, again IMHO, if a full
roll cage is allowed in a Mustang for stiffness (and safety) in both FS and
ESP, but an inexpensive, standard three point strut brace is not (in either
class)(not sour grapes, the 3 and 4 pointers don't fit my Mustang); and when
it's the new ($25,000 to $30,000) Camaros that dominate (didn't say no other
car wins, the GMs simply seem to dominate) older cars with less
sophisticated suspensions in these classes (OK, a little sour grapes here).
Seems to me, once the car's past a certain age, competitors ought to be able
to do ANYTHING to make it competitive with newer cars in the same class with
the latest engineering, from a safety and performance standpoint.
Richard Nichols
rnichol1@san.rr.com
San Diego, CA
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