Well yeah.. I spent a whole 3 min of research there. I was making a point... Some of the local DE clubs used to use me as the "If you can catch this Maxima in your Viper, then we'll move you up a class."
so how does a daily-driven Volvo 142 compare to your lap times? And isn't a Volvo just a Swedish Maxima, anyway? :P
Yup.. last race I drove in, I was passing one of those non-apex-finders on the outside and got into the marbles and shrapnel off-line.. of course I drifted a bit wide and wound up in the grass. I never had to slow below about 50 and was able to continue with no issues. SCCA would have simply noted it in the book as a 4-off-and-continued. With LeMons, I was black flagged and spent 20 min in the pits being publicly humiliated.
You do something more sinister like spin on-track in front of someone, you spend a minimum of 30 min in the pits. actually hit someone and you spend a lot more time off the track. spin/wreck/whatever three times in a day and you put the car on the trailer.
How many of you guys have run 6 hours on a crowded track without spinning or bumping someone at least once? Just sayin'.
Last edited by Matt93SE; 07-06-2011 at 03:42 PM.
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I am more concerned with the sanctioning body, its safety standards, how they are enforced, etc. then with a piece of paper that says someone is licensed to race. A crappy SCCA region that overlooks contact and has a good 'ol boy network is scarier then a open track day group that sends aggressive jerks home immediately.
I don't have an issue with any car turned into a race car. It's the drivers who are barely competent enough to operate a motor vehicle on a street who think it's a great idea to go racing. The folks who don't know the difference between a Toyota and a Ferrari. Those are the folks I don't want to race with.
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