<VV> [fastvair] -Autocross Comentary

[levair at aol.com]

I am running an SCCA National tour at  the concrete Grissom AFB this 
weekend. There are over 320 entries. Can you imagine 300 entries on a 
track event?
I have no chance in EM because there are no engine limitations. I will 
still have a good time. The competitiors there are from all over the 
USA and are part of my extended family just like CORSA people are.
My roadster  gets  just as much attention as the 500 HP all Plastic  
tube frame pony cars and Vettes. I am representing you--so wish me well.

I preweighed my car today. It is 1607 # and 1764 with me in it. The 
limit is 1750# with engines up to 4.3 liters;  for another 100# you may 
run any engine that you desire.

My car weighed 1488 after building and then was ballasted up to 1500#. 
Then they changed the rules to the current weight. I refused to add 
ballast,so added larger brakes, wheels, tires, and supercharger.

There are other competitiors in my class and other classes that I am 
interested in and I will have a great time picking out someone to race 
with; besides I just love look at others' car developement..

Grissom is a 2nd and 3rd gear course with lots of sweepers. Definitely 
not your local  parking lot autocross course----and very much like the 
courses that we just ran in IOWA.

Unless the trophy is a drinking glass, what would I do with it?.

Next week I am guest driving a WRX Subaru. I have no idea what to 
expect.

Warren



-----Original Message-----
From: aeroned at aol.com
To: fastvair at yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, Jul 2, 2010 4:20 pm
Subject: Re: [fastvair] -Autocross Comentary



Very true, however the number of classes has a great effect on one 
thing.....
 
The number of trophies handed out.
 
We have become a country of "everyone's a winner, there are no losers." 
IMO there's just one winner, FTD, period. The line of losers starts 
 from there.  I also realize that I do not posses the talent required to 
beat many of my Corvair friends. That won't stop me from having fun, 
because that is what I'm really there for, not a trophy. Don't get me 
wrong, I still take great joy in being closer to the front of the 
"looser line" than some of my fellow competitors.
 
Ned





-----Original Message-----
From: Vairtec Corporation <vairtec at optonline.net>
To: fastvair at yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, Jul 2, 2010 11:22 am
Subject: Re: [fastvair] -Autocross Comentary

Warren wrote:>  >> I'm in complete agreement about the amount 
of superfulous classes.>Dan wrote:> they have created way tooooo 
many classes for all the jelly bean > cars...It takes all  day to 
run these bogus classes.>Bob now replies:"Too many classes" has long 
been a pet peeve of mine, be it autocrosses, track events, car shows, 
whatever.  But the number of classes has ZERO effect on how long it 
takes to run an event.  Each car takes X amount of time to run, 
regardless of what class it may be in.--Bob 
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