The helmet I use every event.
The tires I use every event
Even the shocks (I don' need no steenkin' Penskes) I use every event.
That damn book just sits there and takes up space I could use for spares on
the off chance someone might protest me someday (I could wish to worry my
competitors enough to get protested).
(My book isn't so big, but at least you can read it. What about books that
are four feet long or in a media that needs a special machine to read it?)
Costs have become unreasonable for those that are available, updates become
impossible, availability is iffy depending on what you drive.
Yes, Rick, the option is a better answer. Having documentation should be
encouraged, but to DQ someone for failure to have it has become an untenable
solution. I'll have my book with me if only because it is the easier way
(since I've had it for decades, and I even actually use it to work on the
car.) But I'd hate to buy my car new today and then have to find one at a
reasonable cost.
--Rocky
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Cone" <rickcone@bellsouth.net>
To: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>; "Steven J Miller" <sjm@us.ibm.com>
Cc: <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 8:16 AM
Subject: Re: Subject: Re: shop manuals
> 4 to 5 helmets or one set of tires in a season where they will probably by
> 3, and spend more to get to and from Topeka + hotel, then the cost of the
> book. Oh yeah, and lets look at shock costs.
>
> Again, its a big number, but small in terms of the 'big' picture. It
would
> still be cheaper to defer the cost of validation of parts to the dealer
and
> make the protestee pay for that, then to have to pay for the manual in
many
> cases. Why not have that as an option?
>
> Rick
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>
> To: "Rick Cone" <rickcone@bellsouth.net>; "Steven J Miller"
<sjm@us.ibm.com>
> Cc: <autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 6:09 PM
> Subject: Re: Subject: Re: shop manuals
>
>
> > > If you were to look at the cost of the manual in relation to the
entire
> > > autocross budget for the life of that car, and its very small.
> >
> > Not if the autocross life of that car is a couple of years or less --
IOW
> it
> > becomes the factor that dissuades the autocrosser from going to higher
> > levels or even continuing in the sport.
> >
> > Remember, those of us discussing this are already diehard motorheads and
> > committed to the sport for the most part. The fellow I am talking about
> > above is the newbie, the fellow who may be inclined but is not yet
> convinced
> > to make autocrossing a passion instead of a pastime. This is the guy for
> > whom buying his own helmet is a big financial commitment. And you're
going
> > to tell him the rules require owning a book (or whatever documentation)
at
> a
> > price of 4-5 helmets?
> >
> > --Rocky
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