[Fot] State of Vintage Racing

[RACER BUD]

shhhh!...that's an 'unspoken'
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barr, Scott" <sbarr at McCarty-Law.com>
To: "Bill Babcock" <Billb at bnj.com>; "Norlin Engineering" 
<norlinengineering at comcast.net>
Cc: <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] State of Vintage Racing


> << if you block pass them>>
>
> "Block pass"?  Is that where another driver stuffs his car down inside
> you on corner entry, going too fast to make the corner, and then throws
> out the anchors in front of you in mid-corner to keep from going off?
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Bill Babcock
> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 1:09 PM
> To: Norlin Engineering
> Cc: fot at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Fot] State of Vintage Racing
>
> Yikes, I think you're running in different nationals than I did. I found
> national DSR racing to be way more brutal than the regional stuff. Lots
> of bodywork replacement and goof-off to get the tire marks off.
>
> All SCCA racing is done to a much different competition standard than
> vintage racing. Donuts on the side of your car is just part of the game.
> "Racing room" is a tenuous concept when the other guy really NEEDS the
> same spot you plan to occupy. And that leads to the only thing I'd
> caution you about. Switching from SCCA to "real" vintage racing takes
> some mental discipline. Even the SCCA vintage is supposed to be
> non-contact but the stewards generally are nowhere near as tough on it,
> and the racing reflects that. When you move to an organization that will
> put you on the trailer for a love tap, and drivers who will be
> righteously pissed if you block pass them, you need a calmer approach.
>
>
>
> On Oct 23, 2008, at 10:54 AM, Norlin Engineering wrote:
>
>> Next year, I think I'll limit my "real" racing to Nationals.  Fewer
>> cars and better drivers.  I can easily change the configuration  back
>> and forthby changing to a fiberglass bonnet and slicks for the
>> Nationals and back to the steel bonnet and treadded tires for vintage.
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