I know Kirk isn't going to like this but:

These Regional results have some value, but it is so very limited. Each one of us thinks that the guy at the front of his class is a great driver with great equipment. The reality is that only very few out there actually know what to look for. Very few actually know what it takes in terms of $, car prep, driver skill and testing/tuning to go fast. That is why the AARC is such a valuable data point.

In theory, the best combinations of well-prepped cars and top drivers go and run up front. In addition, the tech-shed at this event is one of the toughest in the country all year based on the nature of the event.

Having said that, it is obvious that you can't take a single event and draw 100% of your conclusions, but this event is a great source of information given the facts.

Every bit of data must be scrubbed down and condidered for what it is in what context it came from.

AB

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Andy Bettencourt
ITS RX-7 & Spec Miata 1.6 (ITA project)
New England Region R188967
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