i say let them all ride. does any veteran autocrosser gain any advantage
from riding? i never agree with what anyone else does when they are driving
anyway. so i doubt it makes any difference.
-james
OSP #74
----- Original Message -----
From: Kelly, Katie <kkelly@spss.com>
To: Bay_Area_Autocross_List <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 2:19 PM
Subject: RE: SFR rule
> I used to be totally against the passenger rule, like it was the most
> offensive thing to ever happen to the sport of Solo, but then people
> kept reminding me that this was all supposed to be for fun, and that
> this ISN'T nationals. Even then, it was tough to sway me. Then, one day,
> Shauna Marinus, who let me co-drive with her for a year, said, disgusted
> with my driving, you need to ride with me. I shamefully sat in the
> passenger seat and hid my face. This was against my code of honor. But
> she opened my EYES.
>
> Did it help me? Not really. I drove pretty terribly that whole year. I'd
> watch and mimic, and there'd be moments of potential, and then, for the
> most part, not.
>
> But it was FUN.
>
> Katie K.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry Mouton [mailto:jerry@moutons.org]
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 2:02 PM
> To: John F. Kelly Jr.
> Cc: Bay_Area_Autocross_List
> Subject: Re: SFR rule
>
>
> Huh?
>
> "Sold" as a benefit for one new driver???
>
> Where did that come from? It was sold as a way
> to have more fun at our autocrosses and to bring
> Novices along fastest. I think probably if the SC
> considered it again, it would remain the SFR rule.
>
> I personally have used it to get a ride in a
> Ferrari F360 F1. Now that was FUN! And I have
> been able to show several novices how hard to
> drive their cars -- this is hard to learn without
> seeing it firsthand. I don't even care if everybody
> in AS rides every run with someone else.
>
> Jerry
>
> Jerry Mouton mailto:jerry@moutons.org Laissez les bons temps
> rouler!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John F. Kelly Jr." <76067.1750@compuserve.com>
> To: "James Creasy" <black94pgt@pacbell.net>; "Jerry Mouton"
> <jerry@moutons.org>
> Cc: "Bay_Area_Autocross_List" <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 12:54 PM
> Subject: Re: SFR rule
>
>
> > -------------------- Begin Original Message --------------------
> >
> > Message text written by James Creasy
> >
> > "i was even advised by a veteran autocrosser to make use of that rule-
> > specifically to gain an advantage.
> >
> > -james
> > OSP #74"
> > -------------------- End Original Message --------------------
> >
> > I think you should abuse the devil out of it. Then perhaps more people
> will
> > realize the rule for what it is: The Unfair Advantage.
> >
> > While the deal was "sold" as a benefit for new drivers, one in
> particular,
> > the ironic twist is that both folks are gone from Bay Area
> autocrosses.
> But
> > the rule lingers on. It's LEGAL to take unfair advantage of your
> fellow
> > competitors in order to win. The rule, alas, is not fair. IMHO, It's
> > equally unfortunate the Steering Committee declines to change it.
> >
> > --John Kelly
> >
> > --John Kelly
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