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Re: M3 Out of ESP - No Longer a Controversy

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Subject: Re: M3 Out of ESP - No Longer a Controversy
From: "Dave Whitworth" <dave@wcsllc.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 07:11:22 -0500
> >1)  If an unnamed number of ESP pony cars are staying away from
National's
> >because of the BMW's what does that prove.
>
> That those people believe it is not worth their time/money to compete. You
> can try to convince them otherwise, but the size of that communications
> effort can be quite large.
>
Absolute dribble.  Either you are serious about competing here or not,
simple as that.

> >2)  ANY driver who finishes in the top 10 or so in ANY class at Nationals
> >deserves it.
>
> This is an absolute statement that can be easily disproved with a simple
> absurdity:
>
> Say we take a Ferrari (pick a model) and decide to class the stock version
> of this car in HS.
> There will be a small number (at least initially) of people who compete in
> this car at the first National Championship due to it's cost (we could
have
> chosen some other equally fast car that doesn't cost much, but is
similarly
> hard to locate). The person driving that car could easily be fairly
mediocre
> and still finish in the Top 10.
>
Absolute dribble, again.  After you have won a few championships, then you
can say that they were easy, but stating this from a 1000 miles away is out
there!


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