Absolutely *fantastic*. There is nothing else to be said. Great job.
Yaahoo....someone understands.
in HIS grace thru Jesus,
Don
>From: John Eagan <johneagan@toltbbs.com>
>Reply-To: John Eagan <johneagan@toltbbs.com>
>To: autox list <autox@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: BSM/SM2
>Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 19:11:03 -0400
>
>Been sitting here catching up on reading the latest digests of
>team.rant. I see we're into the early discussions about "Son of Street
>Mod". Head nodding...eyes rolling back in head.. blablabla ad infinitum,
>ad nauseum..
>
>It's pretty much the same perpetual, never resolved debates that come up
>about, well, any class. Just substitute terms and numbers as needed. It
>always goes all over the map, with a 15 way tug of war, doesn't it? This
>usually being because of all the differing opinions about "achieving
>parity" and "creating a level playing field" and all that.
>
>Here's my proposal for SM "part 2":
>
>Entries must be production automobiles with current valid registration
>and plates. Tires must be approved by U.S. Department of Transportation
>for use on public roads.
>
>weedleeweedleeweddleeweeeeee...BADAAAH!! GOODNIGHT, TOPEKA, WE LOVE
>YOU!!!!
>
>..house lights up.
>
>Ooh..it's...dare I say it? So..so..simple! That can't be right, can it?
>How does that serve ME? How will this ensure that the most competitive
>car will belong to ME? Um, well, it doesn't.
>
>From where I sit, this class appears to be the opportunity to be a truly
>open class. Are you a car nut with a fondness for tweaking and modifying
>your car to go faster? Well, there you are. If it's still legal for the
>street, you're within the rules. There are your constraints. Work with
>it. Bring your car. Run it. See what happens.
>
>What about the "level playing field"? It's over there, that big
>black/grey slab with the orange cones all over. Same course for all the
>cars at the event. Strap in, crank 'em up, and let us see who is
>quickest.
>
>chorus:"But wait! There are some models of cars that are inherently
>quicker than others!"
>
>Yeah. That is correct. Go out and see which car, with which driver, is
>quicker.
>
>chorus: "But what am I supposed to do if there are quicker cars than
>mine?"
>
>You could get one of what appear to be the "fast cars". You could modify
>the car you have and see what you can get out of it. You could try to
>drive better.
>
>chorus: "But what if I do one or all of those things and I still don't
>win?"
>
>Go home, think about it, go to work, and try again.
>
>chorus: "But I did that, and somebody was still faster!"
>
>In that case, after lengthy and careful analysis, it appears that the
>most plausible explanation is that somebody and their car was faster
>than you and your car. Welcome to motorsports.
>
>chorus: "But those guys over there have a lot more money than I do, and
>they bought expensive fast cars and put expensive parts on it and even
>paid expensive engineering mechanical type humans to make it even
>faster!"
>
>Having put our team of trained, experienced expert consultants to work
>on studying this matter, we have to come to the consensus that very
>often an automotive competition requires great time, effort, and expense
>to produce an entry that is quicker than the rest, who are also trying
>their best. Welcome to motorsports.
>
>chorus: "But that could get really expensive and complex and time
>consuming!"
>
>Well, then, GO RUN IN A STOCK CLASS, YOU IDIOT! Why do you think they
>exist? Maybe you missed that memo.
>
>Alright, I'll go back to sleep now.
>
>JLE
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