Bryan
We go through this about once a year.... where you have so much money to
gain by cheating it's bound to happen... with our sport the only thing you
gain is the respect of your peers... well if you have to cheat in life to
gain respect.... there might be a character flaw in there somewhere....
This isn't to say all of us don't like to interpret the SPIRIT of the
rule.. and stretch it a bit.... and to be honest I think Lots of things in
the rule book are set up just so they stretch the Mind to understand....
just makes it fun to me....
K
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> From: Bryan A. Savage Jr <basavage@earthlink.net>
> To: Dan Warner <dwarner@electrorent.com>
> Cc: land speed <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: TC testing
> Date: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 11:12 AM
>
> Dan,
>
> I'm sorry.
> I overreacted. I'm sure glad racing isn't something I get emotional
about....
>
> And yes, some people have no concept of what the word Honor means. What
they
> did took all of the skill and ability that stealing pencils from a blind
man
> takes.
> Anyone who sees unquestionable cheating and doesn't report it, is the
cheaters
> assistant. And while I'm on my box, I'd like to mention the phrase
> "Spirit and intent on the rules." This is a very important concept in
amateur
> sport. Without it, an amateur sport turns into chaos and descends unto a
rule
> making contest filled with politics.
>
> Thankfully we in LSR have people like you and the rest of the SCTA/BNI
crew
> to depend on.
>
> Thanks for all of your help,
> Bryan
>
>
>
> Dan Warner wrote:
> >
> > It almost sounds like you're saying that if I have ever installed TC on
a
> > car,
> > I can't compete at bonneville?
> > ******************************************
> >
> > Brian,
> >
> > Not true! I'm saying that I have a policing problem. We don't have the
> > manpower to cover all competitors arrayed over the square miles of area
we
> > run in.
> >
> > Seveal years ago a team was caught at El Mirage dumping fuel beyond the
> > finish line. The scene was stumbled across by accident because of the
size
> > of the lakebed they were out of sight of anyone. After a lengthy
> > investigation they were banned from competition for a period of time
and all
> > the gas class records were stripped. Now, the investigation may have
been
> > deep enough or it may not have and the punishment may have been either
too
> > severe or not but, the fact remains that some people will cheat and we
can't
> > get 'em all.
> >
> > The current solution is to ban the technology until a workable deal can
be
> > decided upon. Personally, I don't want to run the technolgy or some
part of
> > it and be accused of, and maybe wrongfully punished for using TC.
> >
> > DW
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