In a message dated 1/29/2005 1:27:34 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
gswaybright@yahoo.com writes:
Third place sure seems quite impressive to the guy in 4th place, or
5th or further behind, not to mention the spectators. It may not be as
good as Cobras, Mustangs, etc., but it's not to be dismissed either.
... and I saw no counter points to the Tiger's ralley successes. That
in itself is very impressive.
I think the bottom line is to...as always...follow the money. Where there
were decent resources allocated, the Tiger did just fine, as in the example of
Rootes spending the motorsports budget on rallying and winning significant
events. Shelby had the backing of huge, Ford "Total Performance" dollars and
used those resources to great advantage in U.S. and FIA road racing.
Success is a relative term, not absolute, in this instance. If you want to
be specific, the Tiger wasn't a road racing champion, which has nothing to do
with "success", IMHO.
Mike Wood
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