Dave,
I believe that you miss the point here, and with many of your other
discussions about the rules. SCTA/BNI has always had two major concerns
in rule making. #1 is safety, #2 is keeping this an amateur sport that
is fair and as affordable as possible.
The more automation that appears, the more expensive it gets. Then,
"deep pockets" have an unfair advantage. For instance, electronic fuel
injection costs very little more than my present setup, but the dyno
time to properly dial it in is above many participant's budget.
I will always cheer on ingenuity and I admire the diversity that we have
in concepts and automobiles that we see on the Salt. I would prefer to
see us continue to favor the low budget guy, where ideas and concepts,
not pocket books, compete.
Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/GCC
Dave Dahlgren wrote:
> All the groups in the alphabet soup of racing are spectator and sponsor
>driven.
> They are putting on a show. It is entertainment more anything else. It might
>be
> one step above pro wrestling and the WWF what ever that is all about. I
>thought
> we are racing for the pure joy of it all and not to appease a sponsor or TV
> network or a sanctioning bodies need to market the entertainment. The other
>guys
> are selling the race as a show, it has nothing to do with how fast the car
>will
> go by any stretch of the imagination... Why do we need to get bogged down with
> that mindset.. Come on guys it is the mecca of straight line speed not Chevy
>vs
> Ford on a sunday afternoon so Bud can sell more beer instead of Miller getting
> your money or Home Depot can get you buy some boards from them instead of
> Lowe's. Hello it is an advertising vehicle.... Just as it is for Moroso Msd
>and
> all the others..
> What the heck does LSR have to do with all that nonsense????
> If all you do is control engine power output where is the real threat there or
> safety concern. Keep in mind all you can do is subtract power you can't add it
> over what the engine had already. It is a rev limiter or timing control to
> detune the engine, not to apply brakes or upset the car in anyway..
> Dave
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