I race a Radical DSR in SCCA. No one wants to watch those races, even me.
You go, you race, you go home. That's okay, that's why they call it club
racing. Good competition, fast cars, great practice. No parties
afterwards, not much camaraderie, just a wimpy little trophy (though they
look kind of cute in my office).
But it's not really supposed to be a spectacle, NASCAR is. I do prefer
vintage racing--it's much more of a social event. When one conflicts with
the other I always choose the vintage event, which is why I'll probably
never manage to get my national license.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Hill [mailto:jrhill@chorus.net]
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 6:08 PM
To: FOT
Subject: Re: Daytona Prototypes
Andy Mace wrote:
> Frankly, NASCAR was a lot more interesting when the
>cars were somewhat more closely based on the actual
> production cars AND when you could actually see that
> car instead of a rolling billboard . . . .
I totally agree, but . . .
Have you been to an SCCA race weekend lately?
Hearing the (Speed Channel) announcer at the Runoffs explaining that
changing a particular car from front wheel to rear wheel drive was a
"permitted modification" reminded me why my interest is vintage racing.
Jim Hill
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