>>> it is still possible to enter SM with a well-prepped,
>>> SM-eligible SP car and have a reasonable expectation of
>>> trophying.
I count 98 NT/Nationals Entrants in SP cars (including many far from
well-prepped) would
are predicted to do better than the last trophy placing SM entrant
CLASS NAME TIME CAR
CSP Tom Ellam 100.9501 Mazda RX 3 White/Blue
BSP Bob Tunnell 101.9220 BMW M3 White
CSP Steve Mieritz 102.7553 Honda CRX White/Yellow
CSP Stacey DeSpelder 102.9086 Honda CRX White
ESP Sam Strano 103.2250 Chevy camaro Purple
ESP Tom Berry 103.3414 Chevrolet Camaro SSR W
ESP Mark Madarash 103.6610 Pontiac Trans-Am White
FSP Taka Aono 104.3296 Toyota Corolla Blue
CSP Allen Kugler 104.3468 Honda CRX White
CSP Chris Cox 104.4097 BMW M3 Silver
ESP Steve Eguina 104.4534 Chevrolet Camaro SS-R
DSP David Fauth 104.5230 BMW 325is Black
ESP Glen Hernandez 104.6199 Fordahl Mustang
ESP Marcus Merideth 104.7686 Ford Mustang Black
ESP Mark Jorgensen 105.0683 Ford Mustang Cobra Whi
CSP Heath McMillan 105.0845 Honda CRX White
BSP Chris Gant 105.0905 BMW M3 Black
FSP Abe Potter 105.5586 Volkswagen Scirocco Si
CSP Luis Moreno 105.8741 Honda CRX Black
CSP Mike Feher 105.9846 Honda CRX Blue
DSP Ben Martinez 106.2159 MR1 RC Capri Brown
ESP Henry Botkin 106.4237 Chevrolet Z28 Black
ESP Michael Snyder 106.5670 Chevy Camero Purple
ESP Mark Walker 106.6081 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 B
CSP Ron Conrad 106.6390 Honda Civic Si Pearl
FSPL Yoshie Shuyama 106.7225 Toyota Corolla GTS Sil
FSP Tommy Regan 106.7601 Volkswagen Scirocco Si
ESP Conor Botkin 106.7752 Chevrolet Z28 Black
FSP Chris Peterson 107.0325 Volkswagen Rabbit
DSP Karter Bollman 107.1098 BMW 325 e White
DSP Mike Neary 107.1980 Acura Integra GS-R Bla
FSP Jerry Irvine 107.2297 Volkswagen Golf GT Red
FSP Richard Windberg 107.2509 Volkswagen Scirocco Si
CSP Scott Hearne 107.2791 Honda CRX Blue/Silver
CSP Tom Kearney 107.3171 Honda CRX White
FSP Matt Leicester 107.3403 Toyota Hotruck Trix N
ESP Greg Fordahl 107.3547 Ford Mustang Green
ESP Jeff Winchell 107.4952 Fordahl Mustang Green
ESPL Jennifer Merideth 107.5121 Ford Mustang Black
ESP Brian Regganie 107.5714 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 B
BSP Mark Andy 107.6405 Chevrolet Z06 Silver
ESP Brian Burdette 107.6778 Chevrolet Camaro Patri
CSP Curtis Lee 107.7114 Mazda RX 3 White/Blue
ESP Bob Anderson 107.8935 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Y
BSP Vernon Anderson 107.9048 BMW M3 Silver
FSP Mark Pilson 107.9536 Volkswagen Scirocco Re
CSP Fred Robertson 107.9746 Honda CRX Blue
DSPL Kathy Leicester Wolfskill 108.1115 BMW 325is Black
DSP Arie Villasol 108.1768 Ford Capri Blurple
ESPL Bea Regganie 108.1998 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 B
DSP Ron Katona 108.2402 BMW 323is Silver
DSP Brian P. Flanagan 108.3293 BMW 325 is Yellow
ESP Dave Kutney 108.3438 Pontiac Trans Am White
ESP Bruce Bellom 108.4262 Chevrolet Z-28 Blue
FSP J. Brett Howell 108.4950 Honda Civic Blue
ESP Rick Smale 108.5278 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
CSPL Denise Kugler 108.5356 Honda CRX White
BSP Karen Kraus 108.6060 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 P
ESP Eric Grauwke 108.6671 Ford Mustang Red
ESP Cameron Rittich 108.7881 Eagle Talon Maroon
DSP Richard Tomlin 108.9195 BMW 325 e White
FSP Geoffrey Zimmer 108.9810 VW Rabbit Orange
DSP Brad Greco 109.0207 VW GTI Blue
ESP Peter Varga 109.0285 Ford Cobra R Yello
ESP David Walker 109.0842 Ford SVT Cobra White
DSP James Sheridan 109.2799 BMW 323is Silver
ESP Jason Uyeda 109.2906 Chevrolet Camero S5-R
DSP Randy Walters 109.3963 BMW 325 is White
CSP Ron Chapman 109.4026 Honda CRX Blue
DSP Donald Lew 109.6232 Toyota Supra Blue
BSPL Karen Rafferty 109.6369 Toyota Supra Blue
CSPL Renee Hines 109.7102 Honda CRX White
DSP Richard Vijeh 109.8305 BMW 325is Black
ESP Casey Cronin 109.8559 Chevy Camaro Black
FSP Hiroo Sumida 109.9474 Toyota Corolla GTS Ivo
DSP Brent A. Picasso 110.0415 Acura Integra SR Green
ESP Jim Crider 110.0446 Ford Mustang Cobra Bla
ESP Bryan Smith 110.3619 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 B
ESP Sam Marano 110.4970 Subaru WRX Red
DSP Johnny Spira 110.6159 Shelby GLH-S Black
FSP Walter Ahlers 110.6890 VW Scirocco Red/Black
FSP Jinx Jordan 110.7417 Honda CRX White
ESP Chad Riley 110.7930 Ford Mustang Red
DSP Phil Kogan 111.0049 BMW 325 is White
ESP Mike Sutphin 111.1998 Pontiac TransAm White
CSP Richard Corio 111.2399 Honda CRX Blue
FSP Al Berardi 111.2729 Volkswagen Scirocco Wh
DSP Terence Chu 111.5927 BMW 325i Blue
ESP Richard Alvino 111.8090 Ford Cobra R Yello
FSP Jim Starkovich 111.8727 Ford Fiesta White
DSP Matt Watkins 111.9061 Acura Integra GSR Blac
ESP Michael Liubakka 112.0121 Ford Mustang Black
DSP Takao Inoue 112.0573 Nissan 240sx Red
DSP Neal Ryan 112.0793 Mercury Capri Blurple
ESPL Karen Telehowski 112.2482 Ford Mustang Black
DSP Jeff Harrison 112.3085 Dodge Neon ACR Black
CSP Kurt Kelley 112.3610 Honda CRX Blue
DSP Joe Longo 112.4378 Nissan 240sx Black
> Given a
> A+ driver in that SP car and a couple of the top "real" SM
drivers having a
> bad day (or breaking) it's not impossible that an SP car could
steal a SM
> National Championship.
"Steal?" No, "win." It's a National class, and everyone has as
much right to enter it as the folks who're already there. If you
win it in a legal car - Stock and SP cars _are_ legal in SM and
SM2 - then you win it.
The top 4 drivers on that list have had better times than best SM entrant this
year
(though they might need to add balast to their cars for minimum weights... not
sure what
affect that would have).
>>> With time, this becomes less likely, but there's no question that there is
>a window
>>>of opportunity for bottomfeeders whenever a class is young.
>"Bottomfeeders" is such a pejorative and inaccurate term.
Agreed. There are many reasons for entering a class. Unless you want to propose
the idea
that virtually all ladies class entrants are bottomfeeders.
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