Why CSP? Why not ESP? The fastest Z in BSP finished 11th at Nationals.
Compairing times would have put it 13th in CSP, but 4th in ESP..... ;-)
Lee "Yeah I run a CS MR2, but I still own 3 Z cars" Piccione
jon e prevo wrote:
> Hello.
>
> My name is Jon Prevo. I used to run a Datsun 260Z in BSP. Early this
> season, I took a look at the class and began to evaluate my chances of
> preparing and driving a National Championship caliber Datsun within the
> next few years. Yes, it's been done. However, I thought I was seeing a
> trend in the class based on the ongoing technological developements of
> the Corvettes as compared to the current and projected future
> developement potential of the first generation Z cars, which basically
> obsoletes the Datsun. I posted queries on Team.net addressing my
> concerns. I spoke to Howard Duncan concerning the situation. After
> about a month of discussion within the autocross community and within
> BSP, mostly with Corvette drivers...I came to the conclusion that most
> people agree that the Datsun is uncompetitive but feel that addressing
> the issue is not important to the sport. Corvette drivers don't want to
> be moved to ASP. There aren't enough Datsun drivers to create a hue and
> cry for a change. Etc...
>
> I chose to begin the transformation to F Prepared in May of this season.
> I made my first runs in a stripped down BSP Datsun against Tom Holt and
> Peter Fehn, et al. in June. I have had a blast so far and I am confident
> that within a few years I will have as reasonable an expectation of
> trophying at Nationals as anyone else. I have started developing a new
> chassis to be the platform for my long-term car, with high enthusiasm and
> high hopes. Still, the BSP thing haunts me. I liked BSP. I have good
> friends there. I like the idea of getting the most out of a car which is
> theoretically still streetable. I miss BSP.
>
> Today, I saw the Z06 in action. Howard, you were there. Since I have
> friends in the class, I always spend a bit of time discussing the day
> with the Corvette guys, and the unanimous concensus among the BSP folks
> is that the stock Z06 is faster than "most" BSP prepped C4/C5 Vettes.
> Ongoing technology. Continued developement. Etc.
>
> I understand the Z06 will be classed in SS, BSP. If this is so, I have
> no complaint, as I understand the political clout of the masses who are
> in love with the great American sports car and the lack of same of the
> few who soldier on in their feeble, outdated relics from Asia. I do,
> however, feel that now would be an excellent time for the SEB to move the
> Datsuns to a place where they can once again be competitive and possibly
> give some of our lost competitors a reason to come back to autocross whom
> we have lost to other types of sporting events the last few years. CSP
> looks like a good place. The Datsun matches up well with the RX7s and
> Porsches in FP, and it seems from typical times I have seen that they
> match up well with the RX7s, MR2s, etc. in CSP.
>
> I hereby request that the SEB undertake an investigation into moving the
> Datsun 240, 260 and 280Z, 1970-1978, from BSP to CSP. I am posting this
> letter additionally to Team.net, with the invitation for any like-minded
> individuals to send messages of agreement, and the invitation to open
> discussion of this issue.
>
> Respectfully,
> Jon Prevo
> Texas Region FP Datsun 260Z
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