Rocky,
Thanks for filling in the details.
Glad this proposed legislation
appears to have suffered a well deserved death...
but you are 100% right, we can never stop being
vigilant when government regulations are being
proposed...be they state, county, local or federal.
Cheers,
Bill Sohl
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>
To: "Bill Sohl" <billsohl@mindspring.com>; "Robert M. Lang"
<lang@isis.mit.edu>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 6:28 PM
Subject: Re: [FOT] Re: August Sports Car
> It was in Richard James' editor's column. He spoke of an attempt
> (apparently fueled by a race track) to make racing on venues not expressly
> designed for racing illegal -- e.g. a proposed Champ Car street race in
> Phoenix. Richard's point was that the Law of Unintended Consequences would
> also result in making autocross (on parking lots), rallycross (on open
> fields), tractor pulls (fairgrounds), AMA supercross (in stick & ball
> stadiums), and performance rally (such as Prescott Forest), and maybe even
> road rally illegal.
>
> He was preaching vigilance to keep check on legislative vigilantes who are
> clueless as to the far-reaching effects of such things. As he noted, those
> jumping on the bandwagon to head off a Phoenix street race may not be
> aware something like autocross even exists.
>
> The item was added as an amendment to a marriage license bill (!) but
> apparently has been tabled at this time.
>
> And the TR6 pictured did, indeed, have FSP class letters on it. 171 FSPL,
> actually.
>
> --Rocky
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Sohl" <billsohl@mindspring.com>
> To: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 8:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [FOT] Re: August Sports Car
>
>
>> AZ wants to make racing illegal?
>>
>> What's their beef/rational?
>>
>> Are they trying to get rid of Phoenix Raceway
>> and turn the land into copndos/townhouses?
>>
>> Seriously, what is the AZ intent per the article
>> you mention.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Bill Sohl
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
>> To: <fot@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 12:15 PM
>> Subject: [FOT] Re: August Sports Car
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Does anyone know who owns/drives the TR6 that is pictured with the
>>> article
>>> about making racing illegal in AZ in the latest Sports Car?
>>>
>>> Looks like a nice car, possibly FSP?
>>>
>>> At first I thought it was Shawn Greene, but the color seems wrong.
>>>
>>> Just curious.
>>>
>>> rml
>>>
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