I've entered my car into car shows and won a few trophies. Funny thing about
Roadsters is that they are so rare nobody knows what's original and what's
not. Now that I've modified my car with an electric fan and fuel pump they
can tell it's not original anymore but some shows allow bits like that if it
permits the car to be driven and not stuck somewhere overheating. They do
frown upon it but they do understand and don't subtract too many points.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Hollands" <bholland@hayes.ds.adp.com>
To: "Datsun Roadster Mailing list" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 4:08 PM
Subject: RE: Jaremko at the vintage races
> All right I'll way in...
> It's not the cars, it's the people. I've met many Porsche lovers (mostly
> older 911's) that are really car people. In my experience it's whether
> they're into show or go (show can apply to vintage racers too). I was at
> Sprite Rush in 98 at Carlisle. I learned at their concours that you don't
> stand within earshot of a judge talking to an owner about a car! Another
> owner I was talking to parked as far away from the show crowd as he could
> because they frowned upon his Shelby Cobra Blue and White paint. What a
> group of flaming assholes! These were Bugeye Sprites for Christ's sake -
> not a one of them would have sold for more than $15K if that. Not exactly
> precious. Where I come from the idea is to make the cars right which
> requires sharing information and experience. Thankfully, across the
parking
> lot another guy had the bonnet up and was leaning over the engine
explaining
> to another couple of owners about the Weber carb he had installed. As I
> walked a little closer I could hear that they were talking about jetting
and
> such.
> While it's true that some marques attract more of the wrong kind than
> others, it's not the cars - it's the people.
> FWIW - When your old Datsun kicks some much more exotic/expensive
> machinery's ass, change the above to "It's not the car - it's the driver!"
> They may react even more poorly to that quip but at least you'll leave
with
> a smile.
> Brian
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