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

Mark Yacavone · 03-05-2010, 06:22 PM

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.

03-05-2010, 06:22 PM	#16
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,815 Likes: 2,904 Liked 5,121 Times in 1,952 Posts	Re: Do you really need to go fast to enjoy S,S/S racing? 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. __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers