[Fot] SVRA allows 5 speed transmission conversion!

[RACER BUD]

The plot thickens!...It's the Law here in Sonoma. Ca....Mandatory wine 
consumption at 5pm..it's all about helping the economy.
Racer Bud
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Babcock" <Billb at bnj.com>
To: <dos_gusanos at msn.com>
Cc: <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 10:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] SVRA allows 5 speed transmission conversion!


> You crack me up Henry. I find myself agreeing with both sides in this 
> debate, which usually either means I'm a Namby-Pamby indecisive sissy,  or 
> there are two plausible arguments.
>
> Personally I'm going to to stick with TR boxes, but it's mostly  because I 
> already spent all that money.
>
>
> On Feb 10, 2009, at 8:07 PM, <dos_gusanos at msn.com> wrote:
>
>>> Oh my, how can I stay out of this?  After one glass of wine, I  can't. 
>>> I
>> remember this VMC meeting where there was a bunch of really awesome  in 
>> car
>> video of a bunch of coke bottle vettes going up in smoke at Road 
>> America.  I
>> was happy no one was seriously injured in the fray, but disappointed  a 
>> few
>> "vintage Pintos" were not consumed.  There was a lot of talk at the 
>> meeting
>> about trying to get the overprepped/over updated cars out of the run
>> group/event.  I think this caused the VSCDA to tighten their rules 
>> enforcement
>> up for the upcoming season, but the race was pulled away from them  and 
>> given
>> to the SVRA, the guys who are now allowing more updates, I guess as  long 
>> as
>> you're wearing your HANS device.  Call me crazy, I find this amusing  or 
>> maybe
>> disturbing is a better word.  In the old days, part of the deal was 
>> driving
>> around the limitations of the cars.  I would think if ya got all the 
>> money to
>> get 130 HP out of your engine, you can afford to fix your old 
>> transmission.
>> So........put that in yer pipe and smoke it.
>>
>> Cheers,  Henry Morrison
>> _______________________________________________
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