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Re: All major event s/ss winners undrgo tech inspection
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Re: All major event s/ss winners undrgo tech inspection
I realize opinions are like belly buttons, everyone has one.
That being said, back in the day anyone could run fast enough for next to nothing for an investment. Today, most can't because there is always someone will to make a larger investment. Shoe polish is the great equalizer. The class trophy comes with lots of money, pride and hard work. The eliminator trophy comes with a very consistent race car that can dial the index or faster, a very skillful driver that has both ends of the track mastered and is a artist with the shoe polish. |
12-14-2011, 10:06 PM | #73 |
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Re: All major event s/ss winners undrgo tech inspection
"Back in the day" those parts were just as hard to afford because we didn't make as much money back then. Inflation makes prices from that time look a lot cheaper. I think anybody that says different wasn't actually racing "back in the day".
Prize money has not changed. We could win as much in the mid '70s as now. It sure went a lot further than it does now, that's for sure.
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Well , here is my button . If you thought it was easy to go fast , ` back in the day ` you should have been there . No bogus index , you had to run the National Record . Ed has the whole money deal right down to a tee .
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12-15-2011, 04:27 PM | #75 | |
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Some have been dumbed down to the point of not only not working on their cars, they don't want to. Its easier to get a rule changed than to abide by it. And thats BS. Money will buy you a fast bullet but if you don't have a clue how to tune or maintain it you won't be fast long. And you will need to have a pretty good racecar to start with that has to be adjusted frequently and maintained. Yes its expensive, way too expensive with all the rule changes every other week and the crap interpretations of the way the rule book is written changing from event to event. Should racing go back to the "good ole' days". I don't think it would last a season mostly due to the fact that we have become spoiled by all the allowances. Danny Waters, I am sorry to see you leave S/SS. Your Gt car effort was admirable. Hope to see you and your son back in S/SS at some point. |
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12-15-2011, 05:54 PM | #76 |
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You guys are going waaaaay back. Our differences lie in the definition of "back in the day". I am speaking of the early 80's. I remember all having a reasonable index and cars were not factored to death. Back when one could be competitive while really being stock.
Just was alot more fun then. |
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