Personally, I'd like to see a "mod" class where those who want to play
at a high skill and expense level could do so. There's no place for it
now. Put a 15-17 year old kid in a stock Briggs class, and it's not a
lot of fun for them for long. If everybody says "OK", then why not
increase the challenge for the child? At the same time, there needs to
be a place where those who are just learning to control something
faster than a lawn mower can develop their skills.
Also, why not a "Formula Senior" class? I'd like to compete with my
boys!
Bob Monday
--- Patrick Washburn <washburn@dwave.net> wrote:
> Personally, I think that the main message here is that despite a lot
> of the
> wrangling about rules and classes, this demonstrate once again that
> if
> there is a class someone will exploit the rules to the maximum limit
> no
> matter what. I am somewhat saddened by the raising of the bar in
> FJ...I
> had hoped that this class would not become a high stakes, ultra
> competitive
> dollar war with miniature hand granade motors. Too late. At the
> same
> time, I understand that if you create a class, someone will want to
> win it
> and we should do nothing more than give them a pat on the back for
> doing a
> better job than the competition.
>
> I feel Sean's statement about the class being for fun and all is a
> bit
> ironic considering the amount of effort and money being put into
> winning.
> Good for him...he's taking advantage of what the rules offer and he
> has a
> great competitive spirit. It will difficult passing the class off as
> a fun,
> no pressure training ground though. Oh well. My unsolicited opinion
> is
> that FJ should be a spec series where the lessons of driving
> improvement
> are more evident. Fire away.
> <snip>
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