3) Autocrossing isn't racing.
-- Now why did you have to go and do that, you were on the verge of a well
thought out, intelligent argument and you had to throw that in there and
hack a whole bunch of people off.... Argument based on fact, look into it.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Foster <pfoster@gdi.net>
To: team.net <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 11:53 AM
Subject: Autocrossing???
> Someone said:
>
> <snip>
>
> <<<me/my club for the Shootout in Cheyenne next summer, and
> try your hand at a _real_ autocross, complete with all
> the spectators you could want and more street curbs than
> you could ever imagine being afraid of, and Cobras (not
> Mustangs) that will break all eardrums, as well as all times.
> I won't bother dropping any names, since team.net doesn't
> seem to know anyone outside of the SCCA.>>>
>
> <snip>
>
> <<<As a dedicated "guy in white" for the road racers, it
> pains me to say that the SCCA did not invent autocross,
> is not the "end-all" of autocross, does not know everything
> in the world about autocross, and definitely does not
> run the best autocross events, unless you think "best"
> means paying five nights of hotels in Fumbuck, Kansas to get
> six or seven minutes of run time.
>
> If you're into ego-trophies, go pay that price. I'm just
> into the fun of racing and the skill of driving, like
> the other 95% of us that the SCCA has forgotten.>>>
>
> Lessee now,
>
> 1) Real autocrosses don't have curbs because you have to be nuts to go
> 10/10ths anywhere near them.
> 2) Nationals is now in East Fumbuck and there aren't many hotels in
> that part of the world.
> 3) Autocrossing isn't racing.
> 4) I hope you don't have the SCCA Solo II insuror for your events
> because I'd hate for him to think we were all yahoos too.
>
> Paul Foster
>
>
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