skip,
I hear the frustration that you are experiencing, and you are not alone
in this. I know a few others that have issue with the minimums. I might
feel the same if I were in your shoes. It does seem to me that the
minimum you are face with is fair, though, when you look at the classes
below AA.
Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/GCC
Skip Higginbotham wrote:
> Tom,
>
> I guess that I lied, I will say (well whine about) something more on
> the subject but only because you opened the door.
>
> Before I go ANY further, I want to say that all members of the 200 MPH
> club have my highest level of respect and admiration. And I have, in
> past years, had a hand in putting some of them there.
>
> Now to your comments:
>
> I refer to the two records our team set at Speedweek and then raised
> one of them 14 MPH at WoS. So we "established" and "broke" records in
> AA/L.
>
> We gave it a shot, but 262 and/or 267 just isn't good enough for a 200
> MPH club. A little amazing to me. It wasn't as though there were no
> others in class either. They just weren't fast enough this time.
> Neither were we....for the club, as it turned out....we all will just
> have to do better next time.
>
> Justification of minimums???? They are easy to justify......just have
> the ruling body say so! That's the way rules are established. One can
> only hope that they are not too self-serving. After all this is not a
> safety issue.
>
> I am quite well aware of the rules thank you and, of course, must
> abide by them. I sure don't have to agree with them though.
>
> As I said, I simply believe that it is illogical to have a 200 MPH
> club that one cannot get into with nearly 270 MPH!!! This is not an
> attack on anyone.....just my opinion. That's what this list is, in
> part, for??? expressing opinions???
>
> Next stop 300 MPH Club, chapter.....maybe that one will be more
> logically established. But I haven't read the rules yet.....(-: (-:
>
> On to important things.......headers, injection, steering(ugh!),
> learning the English Wheel........no more whining....
>
> Skip (Hopefully had our last race in lakester class if the liner
> version of the car works well in testing)
>
>
> At 06:51 AM 12/13/01 -0800, Thomas E. Bryant wrote:
> >
> >Skip,
> >
> >The history that has been given is just that, history. Today we run
> >under current by-laws that are in place. I don't know who you are
> >referring to, but from what I have seen of the minimums set, there is
> >justification. We have to accept and play by the rules.
> >
> >Tom
> >
> >
> >Skip Higginbotham wrote:
> >
> >>After reviewing the history provided here, it seems a bit illogical
> to be
> >>able to set two records above 260 MPH and the driver doesn't get in "The
> >>Club" due to "minimums".
> >>
> >>That's all I will say on the subject.
> >>Skip
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