I don't want to get into a tail-chasing discussion, (round and round, but
betting nowhere) but here goes:
Patrick's car could have been classed into APrepared, considering some
of the other cars that already run there (or have been classed there: A
Sunbeam Tiger that started out life as a Triumph TR8, the Factory Five
Cobra, or even maybe one time only Porsche Cup car. Maybe the only one on
this short list that was not imported in the grey market would be the
Factory Five Cobra, but I don't know what the production numbers are, and I
think they start life as a Mustang? So why not a grey market Lotus? It
certainly would be competitive, even with the Lotus Elan that still runs in
AP.
I've quit flailing about the 7A's weight, (for the most part, but you
brought it up) which was raised to 1100# (or whatever the multipliers bring
it to), so the a Bugeye Sprite or a Fiat 850 could have a prayer of beating
the 7, but none of these three, at these weights, have a chance to catch a
Miata. Seeing how two of the three cars mentioned haven't run at Nationals
in 16 years, only one car appears to be the target for packing weight.
--Pat K
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>From: Charlie Davis <gt40d@yahoo.com>
>To: Patrick Jones <pcjones33@yahoo.com>, Pat Kelly <lollipop487@comcast.net>,
ba-autox@Autox.Team.Net
>Subject: Re: <no subject>
>Date: Mon, Nov 8, 2004, 5:14 PM
>
>
> --- Patrick Jones <pcjones33@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Sensitive? 4 years ago I bought an amazing two-seat
>> 1500 pound car that I figured for sure would be
>> welcome to race, especially since it was built for
>> that purpose. Come to find out that since it was
>> green/yellow and said Lotus on the front, I would
>> have
>> had better luck welding together some tubes and
>> placing a snowmobile engine and some wheels on a
>> "car".
>>
>> Not sensitive. Sad, really.
>
> Patrick, you fail to mention that you bought a car
> that wasn't for sale in the US by its manufacturer and
> had to be imported as a "gray market" car. Please
> forgive the Sports Car Club of America for only
> recognizing cars that are actually sold here. How
> would we keep track of every car sold anywhere in the
> world with no factory documentation available here?
>
> That notwithstanding, some of us have been working to
> get your car accepted in the Prepared Category. Those
> are the same people who got the Lotus 7A reduced from
> 1200 lbs to 1125, and now to 1100, hopefully for 2005.
> I thought we were going to get it down to 1042, but
> some other members got that squashed...
>
> Charlie
>
>
>
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