[Tigers] [Fwd: Re: Originality: Spare tire and wheel]

[Allan Ballard]

Michael,

You won't be missed.

Allan

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 17, 2012, at 9:35 PM, "michael at michaelshortt.com"
<michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote:

> Allan,
>
> YOU will have the honor of being the subject of my last post before
> unsubscribing from your little forum.
> I have been a member of Motorhome and RV forums, Airplane forums,
> Motorcycle forums, Ferrari, Dodge, Jaguar, Pantera, Porsche and Triumph
> forums over the years since the internet was not much more than a BBB.
> In all of these forums, 90% of the list rarely posts anything at all, maybe
> 10% of everything. 10% seem to post 90% of the material, as with milk,
> cream rises to the top. Those who do contribute generally have the most
> knowledge, experience...and Personality ( grasp that one).
> Cars, Airplanes, Motorcycles, RVs are AVOCATIONAL pursuits, we do these
> things for FUN.
> For you see, in the final analysis, it isn't about the machinery, it is the
> shared bond, fellowship, dare I say, brotherhood thats draws dissimilar
> people together who share a common interest,  in this micro community,  we
> brag, share, become teachers one day and students the next, we learn about
> others and come to appreciate our differences and yet grasp at that one
> isolated piece of metal that magically draws us together.
> I am doing my best to learn more about Tigers so I can be an informed buyer
> in the near future. This would join my Mercedes', Porsches, Mustangs,
> Motorcycles and my beloved Pantera in my toybox.
> As a former SCCA champion sports car racer, I encountered all kinds of
> people, 99% of whom were awesome individuals. In all of the other forums
> except this one, there are funny people who lighten the mood and understand
> that after lying in a pool of oil on a concrete floor, with bleeding
> knuckles and an empty reservoir of curse words after R&R a steering rack, a
> good laugh is appreciated by ALMOST everybody.
> In case you have forgotten, a Tiger is a Sunbeam Alpine modified by Carroll
> Shelby with a V-8, it has like the Cobra, a humble beginning and like my
> Pantera, a good old fashioned American V-8 as its' heart and soul.
> Carroll was a chicken farmer, racer,  cowboy ladies man and an icon.
> I do not diminish its heritage, but celebrate it. I have been to Pebble
> Beach, Amelia Island, Monaco, Indy and Daytona and in all of that time, you
> have to be the most uptight, kill joy I have encountered. I could easily
> understand why a lurker reading this forum would totally begin to consider
> other cars instead of a Tiger if you were the representative owner. Dude,
> get a life, its not about the paint on the spare, its about driving the car
> and the people who share your passion.
>
> Michael
>
> On Jul 17, 2012 8:39 PM, "RB" <gammaman at mokancomm.net> wrote:
>>
>> Can you say "uptight"?  I don't think we're dealing with life or death
>> situations here.....
>>
>>
>> On 2012-07-17, at 5:03 PM, "Allan Ballard" <aballard at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Theo,
>>>
>>> (and fellow travelers)
>>>
>>> I asked a simple question.
>>>
>>> You could have responded with the answer, if you knew the answer.
>>>
>>> Instead came an interesting theory on headline news followed by an
>>> opinion on a concourse arms race.
>>>
>>> I have no idea why you chose to provide sarcasm rather than information
>>> but doubt that it has anything to do with my question.
>>>
>>> Allan Ballard
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