He can count on help from my trailer and team anytime ! A prepared
car *must* be prepared for the entire event, not just a 1 minute
dash at the drivers convenience
To win, you must finish.
Sid Adventure Racing..........Where every run is a whole new
adventure !!
Jay Mitchell wrote:
> Eric wrote:
>
> > Don't take this personally,
>
> Well, OK. And, of course, you won't take this response
> personally, either. Right?
>
> > but maybe those "prepared" and mod cars aren't
> > all that properly prepared if they're overheating and
> unreliable.
>
> Uhh, Eric, I recall certain STOCK F-bodie cars having overheating
> issues in Pro Solo. So much so that they were allowed to install
> manual radiator fan switches for Pro Solo competition.
>
> > Perhaps
> > they were never properly engineered or built to begin with.
>
> Possibly. Or possibly, they were _perfectly_ engineered and built
> for runs of a minute or less separated by a five minute or
> greater cooldown, which is what you can expect to encounter in
> Solo II competition. It's speculation either way.
>
> > Personally I
> > would never field a car that cannot reliably sit idling between
> runs without
> > fear of overheating.
>
> Hear that, guys? Eric wouldn't run in your cars. You'd better put
> 'em up for sale, since he doesn't like 'em. ;^P
>
> > We used to have a phrase for cars like that back in
> > school..........lessee...........hmmm.............wait a
> > minute..............it's on the tip of my tongue.............oh
> yeah, POS.
>
> As opposed to what? An STS Neon?
>
> To each his own, I say. I wouldn't be quite so critical of other
> folks' car/prep decisions if I were you. You just might wind up
> needing somebody's help when your car breaks.
>
> Jay
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