The car had 20lb baast in it along with a stereo and A/C and full to the
brim with gas before the race ;-(
sbw
it has now been reclassed to weigh at 3100 ;-(
-----Original Message-----
From: TeamZ3@aol.com <TeamZ3@aol.com>
To: we2fat4asp@seanet.com <we2fat4asp@seanet.com>
Cc: autox@autox.team.net <autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: DQ question
>we2fat4asp@seanet.com writes:
>
>> here is the kicker, third place car is *NOT* classified to race in T1!
Yep,
>> that's right, they tossed the above cars for those violations and let a
>> *Ferrari F355 F1* take a *National* win when it is not listed *AT ALL*
for
>> T1!!!
>>
>> The F355 *is* classified as is the Berlinetta but no mention of the *F1*
>> package which is a clutchless sequential 6speed tranny along with some
>other
>> goodies.
>>
>> Is SCCA doin their job?
>
>Did you or your fellow competitors protest the *winning* vehicle? It's up
to
>the competitors to classify vehicles. If none of the competitors protested
a
>non-classified vehicle being in the class, then the SCCA officials are not
to
>blame.
>
>> Should I be pissed? (i am the first car to finish)
>
>If it were me I'd be PO'd at myself for trying to cut the minimum weight so
>close. I'm sure it's obvious to you now that a 20 lb safety margin would
not
>have influenced the outcome performance-wise.
>
>However, I'm sorry to hear you got bumped for only 3 lbs of weight. That's
a
>big bummer, for sure.
>
>M Sipe
>
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