>Hi Mike;
>
>Of course no offense was taken. I have been following the discussion and sort
>of wanted to let the silent majority among us know that you can have a grand
>time running an old car without being too caught up in lap times and
>finishing positions. Off and on I have been doing this for 16 years and,
>after a time in the beginning trying too hard to modify my cars to make them
>go fast, I have learned to do a bunch of research, find out what the car
>would have been like in the years it was built, and prepare it that way. It
>means drum brakes and skinny street tires and lever shocks and it means I run
>around the track in the back half of the grid, frustrated sometimes at the
>guys who park in the corners after rocketing by me on the straights. But at
>the end of the day, I've always had fun and that's really why we do this.
>
>Kevin Clemens
>1952 MG TD
>1927 Chrysler Model 70 (A new project for VSCDA Group One!!!)
Kevin, you have got the right attitude for sure. I would love to hear more
about the Chrysler project. A replica lf an early American LeMans
competitor really stirs my blood. Good for you! I'm insanely jealous.
Paul Meis
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