Do you really need to go fast to enjoy S,S/S racing?

[Mark Yacavone]

No, I guess not.
When I was in high school, I used to read the Hot Rod Indy coverage (hidden in my notebook, of course). I was fascinated by the 50 Olds's, Studebakers, Hudsons, Corvairs, in other words, normal everyday mom and pop cars. Cars I might be able to afford after graduation.

Later, I found out how much fun it was to win a trophy by inches, no matter what the actual ET was.

Truth be known ,in 1986 ,when I drove Bill Shurla's Escort at the Summers, I had the option to drive a B/Stock Firebird instead. The reason I didn't was because I wouldn't have had a chance to drive the car the weekend before to get used to it. I opted for the FWD Ford, for that reason. I didn't really care about the fast or slow business.
It all worked out in the end anyway, but that's probably one of the reasons , to this day, why I've never even driven a 10 second or faster car.

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

No, I guess not.
When I was in high school, I used to read the Hot Rod Indy coverage (hidden in my notebook, of course). I was fascinated by the 50 Olds's, Studebakers, Hudsons, Corvairs, in other words, normal everyday mom and pop cars. Cars I might be able to afford after graduation.

Later, I found out how much fun it was to win a trophy by inches, no matter what the actual ET was.

Truth be known ,in 1986 ,when I drove Bill Shurla's Escort at the Summers, I had the option to drive a B/Stock Firebird instead. The reason I didn't was because I wouldn't have had a chance to drive the car the weekend before to get used to it. I opted for the FWD Ford, for that reason. I didn't really care about the fast or slow business.
It all worked out in the end anyway, but that's probably one of the reasons , to this day, why I've never even driven a 10 second or faster car.

Hey Mark,

I'm glad you chose the Escort too, because you chose to run a "road less traveled" type of car, and won one of the most ballyhooed races of the year, and became a racer in a class by yourself...the one, the only, "FRONT WHEEL DRIVE NATIONAL EVENT WINNER"!!!

[Bobby Zlatkin]

Ya Mark, that 1986 win of your's inspired me to do an Escort too after talking to you in Bradenton. Never won anything with that car but I did have a lot of fun with it. In fact it's the same car that Harry (Underdog) Morgan races now. He put an automatic in it and has had fun with it for the last 16 years.