----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian M Kennedy" <kennedy@i2.com>
To: "Autox" <autox@autox.team.net>
Cc: <kennedy@i2.com>
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 10:34 PM
Subject: Proposal: XS = eXtreme Stock or eXotic Stock
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> Basically, all those 350-550hp 3000-4500lb supercars built for the track,
> but marketed to the wealthy as luxury cars ;^). I want to see them more
often
> at events. Even if just one or two more such cars show up, it would make
the
> event for me. And yes, many of the cars wouldn't be super competitive;
but I
> suspect their owners would feel better losing in that class of
track-oriented
> sports cars than losing in BS to a $10K Miata anyway. ;^) And yes, some
such
> cars might be total overdogs; however, I doubt it -- and when they rarely
show
> up, I'll happily hand them a trophy to encourage them to show up again
(see
> Fact One ;^).
Wanna hear a good one? At the last SFR event we had TWO Panoz Roadsters
show up. One was a local guy; the other came down from Oregon. Also, we
have a local guy who occasionally brings out his F355.
> Heck, we may even want to move some of the exotics that are currently
> uncompetitive
> in some of the existing "slower" classes and move them "up" to
> XS! Why? Because
> at local events, they may occasionally end up competitive since the mix
> will be
> diverse due to the small populations of each variety of car. And, in any
> case,
> they'll feel better losing in the "track car" class rather than in the
"little
> economy car" class ;^).
It will be a long time before I'm ever able to afford one of these cars, but
I think it's a good idea.
Scot
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