[ROSS WEAVER]

Steve,

Thanks for your insight. This is probably the beginning to find a solution to this mounting problem. I'm glad that they are willing to take a step back and look at the whole picture. If one insurance company is willing to take a second look, maybe the others will too. As a group, we also need to find solutions. The requirement of a high performance drivers class sounds reasonable. There are definately some drivers out there that don't have a clue on the power that these cars produce. The risk to the insurance companies is very high, in addition to the beating they are taking in the stock market (like the rest of us). They have a good point on the home built cars. Not everyone has the same skills to build a reliable and safe car. The request to have a professional appraisal to judge the quality and safeness of the car is also reasonable. If a car owner feels that he doesn't need to meet these requirements, then he/she should not complain about the difficulty in attaining insurance.

Ross