<div>Geez, all those years wasted trying to get a few things past NASCAR, NHRA and SCCA Tech inspectors....</div>
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<div>never safety items, in fact, they made use remove extra bracing once because ( the part time inspector , full time postal worker )</div>
<div>thought he knew more than the aeronautical engineer on my crew who put the braces on to start with.</div>
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<div>It is what it is.........</div>
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<div>If it isn't in the rules, then it should be OK, the great thing about A, B ( old days ) C and D sports racing cars in that those classes have the fewest rules</div>
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<div>I designed, built, installed and THEN had to remove moveable surface rear wings in the 1980's, the EXACT same thing that is now allowed in Formula One.</div>
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<div>It doesn't always pay to be ahead of the pack.</div>
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<div>Michael</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 4:24 PM, David in Durango <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:adin@frontier.net">adin@frontier.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote">Asa,<br> (to quote Slim Pickins in some western movie) "you use your tongue prettier<br>than a $2 whore!"<br>
<br>Cheating is unethical. Cheating tech can be deadly. Luckily, when you do<br>that at the ORR type event you PROBABLY only hurt yourself when something<br>happens.<br><br>Thanks for teaching me how to respond in a gentlemanly manner!<br>
<br>Ed Zachary<br>"Man, if you have to explain it they ain't never goin' to know."<br>
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<div class="h5"><br><br><br><br><br><br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: <<a href="mailto:asajay@asajay.com">asajay@asajay.com</a>><br>To: <<a href="mailto:tpr@teampanteraracing.com">tpr@teampanteraracing.com</a>><br>
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 1:48 PM<br>Subject: Re: [TPR] wheels<br><br><br>> Team Pantera Racing would like to point out our members strive to be<br>> within the rules at any event, recognizing that "pushing the boundary"<br>
> is a matter of having a well prepared car and driver. Tech rules<br>> for the most part are designed to prevent problems on the course, to<br>> ensure safety of both the drivers and those on course and hopefully<br>
> make for an enjoyable experience for everyone.<br>><br>> We may be rough, we may be jerks at times and we may thump our chests<br>> with a good story or two but when it comes to safety and car prep, we<br>> don't wish to screw around.<br>
><br>> Circumventing a tech inspection by presenting the car, having it pass<br>> and then make changes affecting those safety or mechanical items is<br>> not something we do. This is why we take great pains, months ahead of<br>
> time in order to make sure our vehicles are prepared properly.<br>><br>> To that end I have emailed the tech inspector and asked what the<br>> ruling would be. If spacers are not allowed then they are not<br>
> allowed. If that is the case we are then in a position to investigate<br>> other options such as a different backspace.<br>><br>> For all we know at this moment, the wheels in question will fit fine<br>> without spacers. We're just trying to get as much data ahead of time<br>
> if we need it.<br>><br>> ... and then I can make some updates to the TPR site.<br>><br>> Quoting "<a href="mailto:michael@michaelshortt.com">michael@michaelshortt.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:michaelsavga@gmail.com">michaelsavga@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
><br>>> yeah, that was sorta the idea behind adding it later.<br>>><br>>> "If you ain't pushing the boundaries, you're not trying hard enough"<br>>><br>>> On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 3:18 PM, <<a href="mailto:steve@donegan.org">steve@donegan.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>>>> That would violate the rules - the car/equipment is to be presented as<br>>>> it will race at tech, no mods after are permitted....<br>>>><br>>>> ____________<br>>>> Steven Donegan<br>
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