I don't know what ESP as a whole means, but the entire class does not have
to be as well prepared as the class leaders. The requirement, as I
understand it, is that
1) A car has to be fully prepared and driven by a top driver to prove it
can't compete in it's current class before it is bumped to a slower
class.... this was not done as clearly show in the differences between
Tunnell's times this year and last (see http://PonyCar.Net/ESP)
2) Comparisons are made between top drivers in fully prepared cars. It does
not mean you need X number of top drivers in fully prepared cars. One from
each car will suffice.
I've posted what Dave Shotz's car is like. (see http://PonyCar.Net/ESP).
Others have made reference to Marcus Meredith's car. Perhaps someone will
chime in with all the gory details on Eguina's and Madaresh's car.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Katona [mailto:rkatona@bellatlantic.net]
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 8:09 PM
To: Digest Auto-x
Subject: RE: Uh oh, M3s in ESP... again! (was: Re: more peru musings)
Jeff Winchell wrote:
> I don't understand. I've been told that a comparison of the top drivers in
> the top prepared cars is valid. This isn't trying to move Bob (who
> apparently is leaving the class after this year), but to move the car, the
> M3.
>
It's a very valid comparison as long as all the cars are more or less
fully prepped for the class. That's one question that's been raised with
this discussion; how well prepared is ESP as a whole as compared to
Bob's M3? I don't profess to know that answer, but to be fair it needs
to be addressed before the M3 is moved.
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Ron Katona
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