Amen brotha Sid!
-----Original Message-----
From: sidney raper [mailto:spl310@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 11:07 AM
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Jaremko at the vintage races
WARNING - An opinion to follow! Yours may not agree!!
>From my experience, there is a correlation between the purchase price of the
vehicle and the level of hands on knowledge of the car that the owner has.
This usually spills over into, or is a byproduct of the owner's enthusiasm
for the make. Most roadster owners love the cars because they are simple,
fun and relatively inexpensive. The same holds true for (don't flame me for
this) MG owners, Fiat owners, Triumph owners and the like. Owners of
Porsches (excluding the 914) and more expensive sports cars typically would
not know a cam follower from the follower of a religious cult - and they
don't care because they just write a check and go. Corvette owners run a
little differently because there are vette owners that want a sports car,
but want american made or a V8, but they are hands on people. They have
their share of snobs though.
Now, before I get bashed, there are always exceptions to this statement - it
is a generalization. Does this mean that there are no Roadster snobs? Not
at all, but they are MUCH fewer and farther between. Most roadster owners
are very gregarious and helpful and that is one of the reasons that I love
this list (plus the insanity that owning a roadster causes is another.) Who
knows. I may actually get mine on the road one day.
Ok, I am off the box now.
Sid
>From: Don Miller <turbospl311@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: Don Miller <turbospl311@yahoo.com>
>To: datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>, Michael Poorboy
><bitterrootprop@nidlink.com>, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Jaremko at the vintage races
>Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 06:38:39 -0700 (PDT)
>
>It must vary greatly from area to area. The Porsche
>club down in Southern Idaho is awesome. They come out
>and autocross with us regularly and usually bring
>10-15 cars. Thats about 10% of their club. The Vette
>club is a whole nother story. I had one and sold it.
>Out of over 400 members, 2 drivers come out to run
>with us. They would prefer to drag race or show them.
>
>I do get a chance to drive a real nice 993 and Boxster
>regularly. If I was serioulsy looking for a nice drop
>top I would consider the Boxster S. It is a very nice
>handling car.
>
>Okay, I'm off the soadbox now.
>
>Don Miller
>68 Turbo V-6 (Porsche and Vette Eater)
>Meridian, ID
>
>
>--- datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> > Those Porsche guys are wimps and too proud to be
> > defeated by a Datsun thus
> > they have to change the rules for the Datsun so that
> > the Porsche guys can
> > keep up.
> >
> > I once went to a PCA meeting with a friend who owns
> > a 76 Turbo. What a bunch
> > of snobs and assholes. Most don't know anyhing about
> > their cars or about
> > other sports cars. The only thing many of them know
> > how to do is write
> > checks.
> >
> > My friend agreed with my assesment and joined my MGB
> > club instead - at least
> > WE work on our cars.
> >
> > IMHO,
> > Mike
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael Poorboy" <bitterrootprop@nidlink.com>
> > To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 12:05 AM
> > Subject: Jaremko at the vintage races
> >
> >
> > > Hi List,
> > > I chatted with Paul Jaremko today about the Sovren
> > Vintage
> > > races last weekend. He was very excited about
> > blowing away
> > > the field in his 69' 2000 he was 4 seconds faster
> > then last year.
> > > The bad part is they are making him take stuff off
> > the car ,
> > > because it is to fast. The Porsche guys don't like
> > a Datsun beating
> > > them. They have already moved him up to the over 2
> > liter
> > > class to keep this from happening.
> > >
> > > Maybe Gordon has some pictures from the event.
> > Paul told
> > > me was there. What do you say Gordon did you take
> > your
> > > camera ?
> > >
> > > Mike
> > > Nowroc
> > > Hayden, ID
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