Paul Foster wrote:
> I got your point from the other post. As I stated I'm going to cross
> check the 45-odd Corvettes drivers who showed up at Salina in '89 and
> see how many are still coming out to Nationals
Great. Also check to see how many of the non-Corvette Nationals
competitors from 1989 are still coming out to Nationals.
And while we're at it, why 1989? Why not the last year before the
Corvette and RX7 were combined in SS (1991, maybe? Can't remember.)
> As stated above I completely disagree and I think the '89 attendance
> list will prove that. There were no more than 4-5 great drivers who
> could have won in the 45 or so Corvette drivers who showed up. The
> rest just wanted to be part of the experience as are most of the
> people who show up at Nationals. I seem to remember they were very
> happy campers. But that could have been due to the beer.
And probably was largely due to the beer. The fact is that the
competition really isn't a major factor for an awful lot of Nationals
competitors. What percentage of people come to Nationals actually
believing they're a contender to win? Not more than 25-30%, I'd bet,
and that's being generous.
So given that we seem to agree on this point (gasp!), I don't
understand what you're driving at. You say that if there was a place
where C4's could win, more would show -- yet not many people believe
they can win anyway?
Mark
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