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To: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
Subject: Re:Electronics
From: William T Smith <Wmtsmith@landracing.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 15:57:04 -0600 (MDT)
John, Mags and  mechanical fuel inj. no MSD OR any thing
Wmts



n Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>:

> Howard
>
> This list has really opened my eyes to the variety of 
opinions we have in
> this sport. And the variety or opinion is reflected 
in the variety of our
> vehicles. And I for one really enjoy that diversity. 
Were a group of very
> independent individualists, and everyones opinion is 
important.
>
> I have three problems with this traction controll 
issue. 1) I don't want to
> force you to run TC if you don't want to. 2) I don't 
want you to keep me
> from running TC if I think I want it. 3) There is no 
way the SCTA can
> enforce their own ban on TC.
>
> There are two solutions to this problem. 1) Rescind 
the ban and let racers
> go as fast as they can. Which is what our sport shoud 
really be about. 2)
> Divide all race classes into two groups. Non-
electronic vehicles (no
> electronics of any kind) and vehicles with 
Electronics. This is sort of
> where the Nostalgia class is going anyway.
>
> John Beckett
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nafzger" <nafzger@vtc.net>
> To: "Bryan A. Savage Jr" 
<basavage@earthlink.net>; "Dan"
> <dwarner@electrorent.com>
> Cc: "land speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 10:00 PM
> Subject: Re: Lessman Streamliner
>
>
> > Bryan,
> >  I don't disagree with what you said but as a guy 
who has personally
> > financed and built two streamliners, I don't want 
to see it in our sport.
> It
> > adds cost and takes control away from the driver. 
We have the technology
> > today to run the car without a driver. Who wants 
that? Until someone
> steps
> > up and offers to provide the systems at no cost, 
most of us don't want
> > engine management or traction control. In fact if 
it was free I would not
> > want it.
> >  Maybe we need to form an organization of old 
fashioned traditionalist
> fuddy
> > duddy racers like me and Tom who want to build and 
drive our own stuff
> > without all this outside stirring about high 





technology. One group for
> > racers and one group for technocrats.
> >  If that doesn't start a riot, then I have lost my 
touch
> >  Howard
>
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