Maybe I should take up politics. ;^)
I'm really sorry you took my comments to be elitist, obnoxious, and
hateful. The language I chose may have seemed strong, so I apologize.
I should have said "maybe" at the beginning of the paragraph about car
shows, and put a smiley after the line about not touching the car, at
least, to show I was attempting to be funny.
I just don't understand why some folks feel they need to be nationally
competitive to have fun, and therefore choose to only work within the
constraints of the stock category. I'm not saying there's anything
wrong with those people, I just don't understand them.
I don't think any car that isn't at constant risk of rolling over is a
bad joke. All should be welcome. Just not all should feel obligated to
run stock.
BTW, my current autox car (the best one I've ever owned) is a 15 year
old daily driver, and could never be competitive in its current stock
class. It will have a chance in SP if I ever get around to developing
it a bit more.
I've won regional trophies with POS cars, but won't even come close with
this car as it is, even though it's in much better shape than my
more-succesful ones. At least it _looks_ faster than my diesel Rabbit
did. ;^)
Chuck (short, fat guy in a 4-cylinder Fiero) Schultz
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Bill Fuhrmann wrote:
>
> > I don't understand the determination of folks to stay in stock category
> > no matter what. It seems that you could have a much more fun and easier
> > car to drive in many cases if you are willing to run street prepared.
>
> Maybe it is because I have a car that I enjoy driving every day and don't
> want to modify to the level necessary to not be a bad joke in SP. By the
> way, it is TWELVE years old and it is the driver more than the car which
> makes it less than competitive.
>
> > The people who don't want to improve their cars should be going to car
> > shows, anyway, instead of autocrossing. Drain all the fluids, polish it
> > up, push it on and off the trailer, and polish some more. Don't forget
> > the sign that says, "If you aren't naked, don't touch the car!"
>
> I am glad that someone with such an elitist, obnoxious, attitude lives
> somewhere else. Why don't you just get out of autocrossing and find a hobby
> that is geared to people who have similar hate for average people.
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