Mr. Foster Wrote:
I'll just quietly watch from now on as you all put the last nails in the
coffin.
Ahhhh... I'll take "Wishful Thinking" for a thousand Alex.....
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----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Foster <pfoster@gdi.net>
To: David Hawkins <otgrouch@twosrus.com>; HEYWARD WAGNER
<h_kenyon@email.msn.com>; team.net <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: Ayers Roll Hold the Mayo
> >>However, after reading your post I cannot come to the same
> conclusions
> >>as you. The most distressing part was the apparent proximity of the
> >>timing van and car waiting to start. But I am tired of fighting with
> >>all of you regarding safety. I'll just quietly watch from now on as
> >>you all put the last nails in the coffin.
> >
> >Nice drama Paul....you should try theatre.
>
> Why when I have an audience like you?
>
> >
> >Has anyone given a definitive distance to the timing van? I'd be
> >willing to wager that it was outside the distance prescribed by the
> >rulebook, and the fact that a car can pendulum and then go over
> >without hitting anything should tell you that things were far enough
> >away despite appearances.
>
> The minimum distance is 25 feet. However, the distance that solid
> objects should be from vehicles is dependant upon the speed of the
> vehicle. It is not stated in the rulebook as you should know if you
> ever took the time to read it.
>
> This sounds like a very fast section yet it was close enough to the
> timing vehicle that it gave the driver worry that he might hit it. Try
> again.
>
> >
> >I've come within 2 feet of a light pole before, and I've had my car
> >spin and then take a backwards trajectory directly at the timing
> >table at local events. You cannot plan for everything, as you, Paul,
> >apparently want folks to do. I'd have hit that pole if I hadn't put
> both
> >feet in to the floor boards, but I wouldn't have been headed for it
> >if I had used my head in the turn before the pole. I'd have hit that
> >timing table if I hadn't popped the clutch in 1st and burned off half
> >a tire to arrest forward motion, but I wouldn't have been showing
> them
> >my taillamps if I a) had been on sticky tires or b) had taken the
> last
> >corner at a sane speed.
>
> So you think that is some sort of justification to run even more
> events that are obviously unsafe?
>
> >
> >But...let's blame the course designers and safety stewards. Of
> >course they should have seen that I was going to show up and do
> >a couple of bonehead things outside the realm of sanity.
>
> No, I blame people like you for just not knowing any better.
>
> >
> >If only we could be assured that you'll watch quietly...but somehow I
> >just don't think that's going to happen.
>
> Particulary with posts such as this. Don't try to teach the mule how
> to sing. It will only frustrate you and annoy the mule.
>
> Paul Foster
> Only one car and I want to keep it that way
>
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