[Shotimes] OT: Ebay discount coupons

[Ron Porter]

Well, you can hardly guesstimate MY "fun factor", I call it far above your
"fun factor" in your'96, but it's your opinion against mine.

Why are you dragging my Subaru into this? You mention my Subaru more than I
ever do on these lists! I call it jealousy!! I don't see where what I wrote
is a "slam" against SHOs as you seem to interpret it. I interpret your
comments as an excuse for you to slam my Subaru is all that I can see.

Again, you misinterpret what I wrote. If you are seriously into track work,
the SHO is not your vehicle. Yes, you can be into SHOs "and" doing track
work, but if track work is your serious passion, no SHO is the car you want.

If we are talking serious track work (not untimed DE events like we do), we
aren't talking SHOs or LGTs or (stock) 911s, although a modified 911 would
be one of my choices if I were into serious track work

My point to mark is how much do folks want to spend for a SHO track car?
Maybe some want CF body parts, but is that a reasonable expenditure? IMHO,
if you are that much into track work, buy a more adaptable track car.

Yes, Don, you are the President of the SHO Club, so I expect that you will
always have the rosy comments, but........

Ron Porter


-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Donald Mallinson
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 9:35 AM
To: '`V6 SHOtimes'
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT: Ebay discount coupons

I get asked all the time why I track the SHO's.   And not at just SHO 
events, I go to SVTOA, BMW, AUDI etc events.   The reasons include, but 
aren't limited to:

The cars are what I have ( I track both the '96 and the '89)
The cars are paid for
They are fun to drive
I like having something different.

Yes, they are slower than a lot of the cars out there, but not all of 
them. 

In your points, lots of people here are seriously into SHO's and track 
their cars.

Why do you keep and track your Subaru?  There are LOTS of cars out there 
better?   It is just as logical for me and others to track a SHO as it 
is for you to track the Subie, or even a 911.  Lots of cars out there 
are better than the 911 (not as many as are better than the SHO or Subie 
though, yea, lets get that jab out of the way).  Again we go back to the 
old saying that there is always going to be someone out there that can 
beat you  or better you, you just increase the cost of getting beat the 
more you buy faster stuff!.

Yea, the Subie might be faster than my '96, might even be faster than my 
improved '89.  I say again, I don't care.  My "fun factor" is as good or 
better than yours and THAT is the bottom line. 

Don Mallinson

Ron Porter wrote:

>I guess the point is whether you are:
>
>1.  Seriously into SHOs, 
>Or
>2.  Seriously into track work and/or performance.
>
>If the answer is #2, get into another car with lighter weight, more power
>and more aftermarket parts available. Use the SHO for other stuff.
>
>Ron Porter
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
>On Behalf Of Mark Nunnally
>Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 6:38 PM
>To: `V6 SHOtimes
>Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT: Ebay discount coupons
>
>Somebody needs to make front/rear fascia's.  That's where the weight is.
>100 lbs between the 2 of them.
>
>At least the front, where nose weight is more crucial
>
>mark
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