Originally posted by 94RedSiGal@Sep 13 2004, 10:09 PM
So if this "nut" is not important to the suspension setup..... what would happen if you just removed them altogether and drove agressively on the Bristol course which is known for it's uneven surface? Aren't they needed to keep the suspension together at full droop (when the suspension bottoms out... as in going over a pothole)?
they don't come off... at least not with an impact gun. and im NOT rebuilding my entire suspension for the sake of proving something to someone who simply doesn't understand it.
And there are plenty of expensive and beautiful car accessories that don't actually enhance automotive performance....
um ok, great- but what does this have anything to do with anything?
Also, Chip has spoken up for HondaSwappers many times without being asked to... and I really don't think that we should be giving him such a workout. Again, it would be nice for at least one other person from this forum to join CART and be our liason.
As i said a couple posts back, i've considered it... But again, I'm just some stereotypical "punk kid into imports" and nothing i say will get taken seriously anyway... so why bother? I am busy enough as it is.
Just because we participate in an event, does not make us a member for the day. We are paying the $25 non-member entrant fee for that event. They are our hosts and we are only their willing guests.
and as guests, we should be at LEAST treated with respect, as it was given to them during the tech inspect time period... something a FOUNDING MEMBER of the club didn't offer to us in the least, while we tried to explain calmly the situation, which further went into insulting a GUEST to his face in front of his peers. I thought we were all adults, but i'd put his conversational skills from this event on the 2nd grade level. It was entirely unprofessional, and outright, just rude the way he handeled it.
Who's side are you on, anyway martine? seriously. Look at the facts here. once again, you're taking yet another thread in the total wrong direction that its headed.
and you still haven't payed me for the Si head you picked up on sunday. but whatever... thats another issue ...
If we don't like their house rules, then we should just not be there.
I'm a firm beleiver in having tech inspect. I wouldn't go out there if they didn't have one. It's a good thing to have. However, done improperly, as it was done on sunday (not even regarding me at all here) why even have it? as far as I know, I was the only one who failed tech on sunday. There should have been 20 other cars who failed with me. I appreciate the fact that they are after keeping things safe for everyone, but driving with a cracked windshiled is quite possibly the #1 no-no in EVERY aspect of auto events. ... and yet, they passed tech. And that is simply wrong.
There are several other clubs to turn to...
I don't want to join another club. I come to the cart events for a reason. It's close, I like/know a lot of people there, and i generally have a good time. Waterbury, i've never even been to. I have no desire to go anywhere else, really. Again, this is headed off topic...
but joining their club to initiate changes and growth is another matter.
You make it sound like change is a bad thing?
Autocross is an old school sport that is many decades old, so actually the older cars have earned their stripes.
So is nascar. f1. hell, drag racing dates back 50 years or more. pikes peak, 75 i think it was. what's your point? Each aspect of every racing series has DRASTICALLY changed throughout the years.
There is no need for them to vacate for the newest and the latest in technology.
There's also no need for computer advancement, or advancement in power/fuel creation/alterntaive fuels, or water purification- but i'll tell you what- I sure enjoy it, and since its available to me, I'm going to flip on my light switch instead of chopping wood and building a fire. Feel free to cut down a tree if you wish, but its not how the world is.
EVERYTHING advances. If you're stuck in the 70s, you're simply not competitive. Even 70s muscle cars TODAY, are built using new technology parts from places like holley, Edlebrock, and so forth. Do you see where i'm going with this?
My point here is that, if they cannot accept/deal with change, they will die out. Personally, I don't think this is a case. There are a LOT of new model cars there- S4's, Z06's, 350z's and so forth. Saying that Cart is still "old school" is a false statement as far as i'm concerned.
In autocross, driver skill is still the most important factor, not the equipment.
There's a fine line, sure. but a 20 hp car will always be slower than a 100 hp car in the same drivers hands.
Why did chip move to slicks? better equipement- and he can out drive each and everyone of us who post here.
and once again, this is off topic.
Lastly, respect is earned, not demanded.
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If i wanted respect, I'd go to fast and furious casting call with my eclipse and neons on and wait for Toretto.
To some people, thats more important.
What's more important to me, is having a good time, doing what i love doing, and is a HUGE part of my life, in a fair, safe, and educational experience.
Unfortuantely, I was not granted the oppertunity, had my friend called a moron to his face, and was shrugged off when an explanation of the part was given.