Hello all:
I caught the race, and it was great to see Tigers running in it. It made me
feel good that I had one stuck in the garage. I am sure it has been
discussed before when I might not have been reading everything, but I was
really ticked to see that restrictions were put on the Tigers which it
didn't appear other vehicles had to deal with.
As we all know, having the V-8 may provide alot of benefits, but it can also
provide stress on the vehicle (especially with the tight turns) which it
seems would potentially balance out the benefits. Besides that, it was great
to see the Tiger leading for a substantial portion of the race, and it
looked like if the mechanical issues hadn't gotten in the way Tom would have
had a good shot at it.
Cecil McLendon
MKIA
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Thompson <cthompson@rrinc.com>
To: Larry Blackman <lb7777@thepoint.net>; Schonberger, Barry K
<BKSchonb@usi.edu>
Cc: tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 12:08 AM
Subject: RE: Team Tiger on Speedvision
> Great race - y'all gotta watch it. So what if the Tigers didn't win this
> year - it's so great to see 'em out competing so well despite the
> restrictions in place to make 'em less competitive vs. the best current
auto
> manufucturers have to offer.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-tigers@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-tigers@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Larry Blackman
> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 11:46 PM
> To: Schonberger, Barry K
> Cc: tigers
> Subject: Team Tiger on Speedvision
>
>
> Barry;
> I enjoyed the GT2 race, but not the results. Your first spinout in the
> carousel, caused the most damage to your finish. Curious was it because
> of the chassis or drivers error? The second time you left the track, it
> looked like it was before the carousel. That doesn't seem like a
> dangerous place. What happened?
>
> Since I have been out of the picture for a while, I didn't realize that
> SCCA had given the Tiger a restrictor plate requirement. I guess Toyota
> and Nissan must have put a lot of pressure on SCCA. Money can buy a lot
> of influence. Not any Sunbeams on the market now. Do you and Tom get any
> type of factory assistance or any other assistance? Tom had the race
> under control for the first half of the race. What a great start. Even
> before the rear axle broke, he didn't seem to be as competitive. Did his
> tires go away? I have had the honor of giving him many checkered flags
> at Indy. I was assistant chief starter at the runoffs in Atlanta for
> about 8 years. I so much wanted to give him a checkered flag then. If
> you get a chance say hi for me and tell him that I am still rooting for
him.
>
> Hope you guys have a good season again next year. I will try hard to be
> at the National in Indy.
>
> Good Luck
> Larry Blackman
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