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Doug Havir,
You have said in this new corporation YOU will be the guy making the decisions.
This is your first wonderful heaven sent opportunity to show that REASON and logic will be the basis for your plans for Rally America.
To review by simple analogy:
Objective: Mitigate the deliterious effects of "anti-social behaviour"
and 'evil ways' in beginning Rally drivers.
means: restrict them to certain (to be figured out on a radom unstated case by case basis) P and Gp2 (or with a thought to the future) GpF cars, and several others which have been already via the underground telegraph lobbied thru.
Now let's look at if we were writing LAW.
Would society be placated if we were to write a drunk driving law that said:
In an effort to reduce crashes and anti-social behaviour of new drivers, drunken drivers will be restricted to only 2wd low powered cars.
Previous drunk drivers may continue to drive and crash their higher powered cars for as long as they wish regardless of continued crashing as long as their pocket books survive..
IF it is the anti-social behaviour and evil ways that one wishes to proscibe, then it is that which should be addressed.
You have been lulled by the relatively modest prep level combined with the high average weight of some of the lower powered Gp2 cars currently running into thinking that all Gp2 cars are mild things.
Doug this is your opportunity to show you listen to outide sources than your immediate circle of contacts within the sport.
Look at the reponses on the other thread.
It is lame in the extreme to parry the issue by saying "The SCCA done did it already"
Look at the figures about 175 bhp Gp5 cars with stock motors but carefully and safely built, strong shells, good brakes, good steering and a lot of advise and emphasis in to need for Practise Practise Practise prior to worrying about entering events.
When reading these word you should know that I advocate making what is essentially expanded Gp2 the Premier class, I have nothing against 2wd normal aspirated cars. I believe they best show who knows how to drive a car in difficult conditions, but Gp5 cars allow the guys to spend their money on shell prep, brakes, suspension, steering, tires and event costs since they have all the power they need without touching the motors, and EASY broad_street car_ power delivery which allows them to concentrate on DRIVING their _familiar_ cars in the new enviroment of the woods with the lower grip and limited sight.
Not everybody has the money to buy different cars in a couple of years space.
It is YOUR new private Company, you will do what you want, but this is your chance to begin on the right foot by showing that you respond to obvious bluders in a logical and serious way.
And while some here feel compelled to discount and poke fun at some of what I may say because I haven't entered an event in recent years, I suggest to you that logic is not dependant on entering amature SCCA competition on a continous, unbroken stream.
Sometimes a bit of distance allows a clearer view.
Do the right thing.
John Vanlandingham
Seattle, WA. 98168
Vive le Prole-le-ralliat!
Vive Le Groupe F!
You have said in this new corporation YOU will be the guy making the decisions.
This is your first wonderful heaven sent opportunity to show that REASON and logic will be the basis for your plans for Rally America.
To review by simple analogy:
Objective: Mitigate the deliterious effects of "anti-social behaviour"
and 'evil ways' in beginning Rally drivers.
means: restrict them to certain (to be figured out on a radom unstated case by case basis) P and Gp2 (or with a thought to the future) GpF cars, and several others which have been already via the underground telegraph lobbied thru.
Now let's look at if we were writing LAW.
Would society be placated if we were to write a drunk driving law that said:
In an effort to reduce crashes and anti-social behaviour of new drivers, drunken drivers will be restricted to only 2wd low powered cars.
Previous drunk drivers may continue to drive and crash their higher powered cars for as long as they wish regardless of continued crashing as long as their pocket books survive..
IF it is the anti-social behaviour and evil ways that one wishes to proscibe, then it is that which should be addressed.
You have been lulled by the relatively modest prep level combined with the high average weight of some of the lower powered Gp2 cars currently running into thinking that all Gp2 cars are mild things.
Doug this is your opportunity to show you listen to outide sources than your immediate circle of contacts within the sport.
Look at the reponses on the other thread.
It is lame in the extreme to parry the issue by saying "The SCCA done did it already"
Look at the figures about 175 bhp Gp5 cars with stock motors but carefully and safely built, strong shells, good brakes, good steering and a lot of advise and emphasis in to need for Practise Practise Practise prior to worrying about entering events.
When reading these word you should know that I advocate making what is essentially expanded Gp2 the Premier class, I have nothing against 2wd normal aspirated cars. I believe they best show who knows how to drive a car in difficult conditions, but Gp5 cars allow the guys to spend their money on shell prep, brakes, suspension, steering, tires and event costs since they have all the power they need without touching the motors, and EASY broad_street car_ power delivery which allows them to concentrate on DRIVING their _familiar_ cars in the new enviroment of the woods with the lower grip and limited sight.
Not everybody has the money to buy different cars in a couple of years space.
It is YOUR new private Company, you will do what you want, but this is your chance to begin on the right foot by showing that you respond to obvious bluders in a logical and serious way.
And while some here feel compelled to discount and poke fun at some of what I may say because I haven't entered an event in recent years, I suggest to you that logic is not dependant on entering amature SCCA competition on a continous, unbroken stream.
Sometimes a bit of distance allows a clearer view.
Do the right thing.
John Vanlandingham
Seattle, WA. 98168
Vive le Prole-le-ralliat!
Vive Le Groupe F!
