So neither of you have a clue as to how the minimums were established but
your sure it was done in a haphazard way by all of us cheap help who have no
Idea what we are doing, Thanks
Jim in Palmdale
> mayf,
>
> I think your approach to this is flawed. You are making a clearly logical
> engineering analysis of a social process.
>
> I made a mistake by using the word "volunteer". I should have written
> "people with various backgrounds and experiences frequently unrelated to
> their club duties".
>
> The point I was trying to make is that while a few rulings by these club's
> have been the result of personal vendettas, the rest have not been a
> deliberate attack on anyone person or group. Just ______ mistakes.
> (insert an adjective of your choice)
>
> As far as the 2 club goes, there is one thing they have refused to do
> that upsets me, but that's MY problem.
>
> Bryan (who feels very, very picked on ... sniff)
>
>
>
> DrMayf wrote:
> >
> > Brian, not picking on you, just you note is the perfect place for a
thought
> > of mine...
> >
> > Interesting... when people start getting close to asking things that
can't
> > be answered, the "volunteer" word always jumps out! What does being a
> > volunteer have to do with the way decisions are made? Again, I have no
> > interest in either the 2 or 3 club. I can't get there from here...but
being
> > an old engineer I deal from data. I can understand how minimums were set
for
> > the 2 club. I can also understand that they swagged the minimum numbers.
> > But, it would be nice if that was said or that some formula showed up
that
> > said here is how we set the minimums...i.e. each engine break in each
class
> > is to be 8.4531 percent higher than the next lower engine size...or some
> > such nonsense... that we could all relate too. Example: AA/GL = 1.084531
*
> > A/GL = 287....mph Do this and the heat from the discussion will
> > evaporate.
> >
> > mayf
> >
> > > List
> > > Let's not forget that all of the LSR clubs/organizations are all run
> > > by volunteers who are probably much more interested in managing race
cars
> > > than people or organizations.
> > >
> > > They sometimes they make decisions that are not (chose one or more):
> > > 1) Politically correct.
> > > 2) Fair to everyone.
> > > 3) Completely logical.
> > > 4) In compliance with all known facts.
> > > 5) (add your favorite here)
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