The dragstrip is always in the same place. Our events move around
too much for them to find us easily. Besides that we are the
"Secret Car Club of America" They will never find us!!!!!!
Its gotta be a hoax.
Mike(Tongue in cheek mode off)B.
On Jun 22, "Rand E" <rande@mwis.net> wrote:
>
> I have heard of the dealers (manufacturers?) sending agents to the
> dragstrip, etc., and photographing the cars. Many of the drivers
began
> removing or covering their license plates when competing.
>
> Lawnboy
> No road - no problem - outta my way!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>
> To: ".Team.Net" <autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 10:36 AM
> Subject: Big Brother is watching
>
>
> > Here's a new one to me -- is this just urban legend or is it
really
> > happening?
> >
> > A driver in a Corvette Z06 came and ran his first event with us
recently.
> > Today he called me to ask that if our results would be posted on
our
> Region
> > website, to please leave him out.
> >
> > The reason, he said, is that General Motors is reportedly surfing
SCCA
> > websites to see who is using their products in "racing" activities
and
> > voiding the warranties of those who do.
> >
> > I'd never heard of such a thing. My wife said she recalled a
similar item
> on
> > some TV news show, that car and insurance companies were using the
new
> > tracking capabilities now available in some cars (Onstar?) to
determine if
> > drivers were exceeding speed limits or creating data showing hard
> > acceleration/deceleration habits, and voiding warranties and
insurance
> > coverage.
> >
> > Is this real? Does anyone else know of this happening? If true, it
is a
> > disturbing thing that could impact our sport. I'd love to learn it
is just
> > Chicken Little running around again, but if the sky really is
falling....
> >
> > --Rocky Entriken
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