Eric wrote:
> Don't take this personally,
Well, OK. And, of course, you won't take this response
personally, either. Right?
> but maybe those "prepared" and mod cars aren't
> all that properly prepared if they're overheating and
unreliable.
Uhh, Eric, I recall certain STOCK F-bodie cars having overheating
issues in Pro Solo. So much so that they were allowed to install
manual radiator fan switches for Pro Solo competition.
> Perhaps
> they were never properly engineered or built to begin with.
Possibly. Or possibly, they were _perfectly_ engineered and built
for runs of a minute or less separated by a five minute or
greater cooldown, which is what you can expect to encounter in
Solo II competition. It's speculation either way.
> Personally I
> would never field a car that cannot reliably sit idling between
runs without
> fear of overheating.
Hear that, guys? Eric wouldn't run in your cars. You'd better put
'em up for sale, since he doesn't like 'em. ;^P
> We used to have a phrase for cars like that back in
> school..........lessee...........hmmm.............wait a
> minute..............it's on the tip of my tongue.............oh
yeah, POS.
As opposed to what? An STS Neon?
To each his own, I say. I wouldn't be quite so critical of other
folks' car/prep decisions if I were you. You just might wind up
needing somebody's help when your car breaks.
Jay
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