Now I simply must address this "rookie" titling.
Just because someone has never attended Nationals does not necessarily make
them a rookie. There are tons of folks who have many years under their
belts and just because they attend the Nationals for the first time they're
a rookie? Hardly. I heard tell of a gentlemen who's been autocrossing for
30 some years and just this year finally made it to the "big show" in
Topeka.
_That's_ no rookie.
To me, a rookie is in only their first or second year ever and attending the
Nationals for the first time. Don't get me wrong, I definitely don't want
to take away anything from those folks who drove their butts off for their
wins but a rookie should, by definition, have very few rings around their
trunks.
That's all I have to say about that.
Eric Linnhoff in KC
#69DS TLS #13
'98 Neon R/T
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