Hi fellas
I would suspect that our fella in a stock 4 dr. Geo Prizm who just beat a
CRX & Integra in ES might be interested in the sway bar discussion.
He often states that he wished his car would handle better.
HMMMMMM
Judy in San Diego {:>}
At 11:31 AM 10/13/99 -0400, Mark Sirota wrote:
>"Isley, Jason C." wrote:
>> Buddy, for some reason you are still missing the root of this
>> discussion. The rule is outdated.
>
>I'll agree that the rule is outdated. I'll agree that philosophically,
>either bar or no bar would be preferable to front bar only.
>
>But so what? Yes, it's outdated. Does that mean it has to be fixed?
>What, actually, is broken about it? Why is it a problem?
>
>The only answer I've seen to that so far comes from Loren Williams:
>> C. I don't think it's an issue of "fairness" or "competitiveness"
>> because if the swaybar rule is changed, cars will have to be reclassed
>> accordingly. It's more a matter of allowing FWD drivers a
>> modification that will mean as much to them as the same modification
>> does to RWD drivers. It's about making a grocery-getter FWD car more
>> FUN to drive in an autocross without having to leave stock class.
>
>The first part of this paragraph (allowing FWD drivers ...) makes the
>usual mistake of thinking that just because some cars are allowed some
>modification that it's only fair if everyone else can too. For example,
>some Stock cars can get negative camber, and others can't. Some have
>adjustable spring perches, others don't. Granted, this one's in the
>rulebook while my examples are from the manufacturers, but I'm sure
>there's better examples. That's all part of the equation, and cars are
>classed according to potential. So I'm not swayed by that argument.
>
>The last sentence (making the car more fun to drive) is somewhat more
>persuasive. Are we losing members because they can't do this? My
>only relevant experience is in Volkswagens, and I would have changed
>the front bar on that car anyway even if I would have been allowed to
>change the rear.
>
>Personally, I'd like to see Stock Category go to Stock wheels and no
>spacers, but it's not broken enough to be worth fixing.
>
>By the way, C Modified has none of these sorts of issues. It's a deep,
>popular, relatively inexpensive class with great people and really fun
>cars -- and none of this crazy rules banter. Come join us.
>
>Mark
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