Personally, I think that the main message here is that despite a lot of the
wrangling about rules and classes, this demonstrate once again that if
there is a class someone will exploit the rules to the maximum limit no
matter what. I am somewhat saddened by the raising of the bar in FJ...I
had hoped that this class would not become a high stakes, ultra competitive
dollar war with miniature hand granade motors. Too late. At the same
time, I understand that if you create a class, someone will want to win it
and we should do nothing more than give them a pat on the back for doing a
better job than the competition.
I feel Sean's statement about the class being for fun and all is a bit
ironic considering the amount of effort and money being put into winning.
Good for him...he's taking advantage of what the rules offer and he has a
great competitive spirit. It will difficult passing the class off as a fun,
no pressure training ground though. Oh well. My unsolicited opinion is
that FJ should be a spec series where the lessons of driving improvement
are more evident. Fire away.
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The point I'm trying to make here is that most kids
> aren't as serious as Scott is. His motor, along with
> others upwards of 40 hp, was compliant with the rules..
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Patrick Washburn
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