Joe,
It obviously differs from group to group. My vintage experience here in
Texas has been with the Corithians Vintage Auto Racing group, mainly down at
TWS in College Station. The only contact I ever saw in three seasons of
racing/spectating was a pair of open wheelers cracking noses... By all
accounts both drivers are good friends and were trying to "yield" to each
other at the corner until fate brought them together.
Then again, 10 years ago when I took my driving school the main instruction
was "keep it on the hard stuff, shiny side up", not considering that most
LBCs are shinier underneath.. :D
A real issue is that with new refinements in technology the big bore cars
can make much more hp than when they originally raced. Tires are better
too, but there's still a big gap.
You can console yourself that the small bore folks tend to work on their own
cars... So we like to take better care of them too.
Cheers,
Jim
Dallas TX
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Joe Guinan
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 2:53 PM
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: BRIC pile-up
Interesting to read the comments posted below the photos regarding the
"wild" driving of Group 6 drivers, and their "cheater" engines, etc.
The main reason I am building the Spitfires for Vintage Racing is the hopes
that I wouldn't have to deal with too many drivers who were deep in the
throes of the "red mist". I remember watching Susan Kahler racing at
Mid-Ohio and everyone simply having a ball racing with their friends - fists
shaking at each other with HUGE smiles on their faces after a nicely set-up
pass, etc. I think this type of an incident, and especially what is alleged
by the comments, gives vintage racing a black eye. I've been thinking about
this all day. Though I know this dramatic an incident is a rarity, I'm
wondering how often less dramatic incidents occur. What am I getting myself
into?
Joe Guinan
Nebraska
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