In a message dated 1/18/01 8:30:55 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
John.Desantis@inficon.com writes:
> Tom wrote
>
> "Ought to remove the incentive for cheating, wouldn't you think? It isn't
> racing if it isn't legal."
>
>
> If you really believe this, read Mark Donohue's book "The Unfair
> Advantage". Here is a man who rose to the top of our sport with the
> philosophy of making himself and his cars "BETTER" than the next guy. He
> mentions going toe to toe with SCCA on rules several times as well, so he
> must not have been "within the rules" at all times. Or may be he just bent
> the rules.
>
> Is bending the rules the same as cheating?
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>
>
I made my statement in the context of vintage racing, where the rewards are
mainly self satisfaction. It cannot be particularly rewarding to cheat in
vintage. That's a bit like cheating at solitaire. Donahue was competing on
a decidedly different playing field.
Tom Butters
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