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Gee. Might we learn something from our British friends about how to run a marque club? Lotus is like most of the Brit clubs. Open and welcoming to those in love with the Marque's history, rather than just their own prestige.
Nah! NIH prevails. Not invented here.
Meanwhile, i thought the New (1959) name of the current SCCA was Sports Car Club of America, as before. But, certainly not Stock cars. 'Cause, they certainly aren't very stock at the SCCA Nationals. Then again, the original club membership of "real" sports cars, that is, those refusing to allow chicken'swit roll bars welded into their primo Pakard SpeedTwins, Bugattis, Talbots or Delahayes, became the VINTAGE Sports Car Club of America. THEY are at least sort of stockish, with some period improvements for safety and a little less cheating. Most of them, however, are only barely streetable and not often registered.
Now, Stock Cars, are really USAC and its various spin-offs. They long ago stopped being even CLOSE to stock cars, thanks to Smokey, Junior, Fireball and lots of other real heros.
Perfectly clear, right?
There are nof 'rigging stock cars. (Well, there are a few in time trials and some rallys and gymkanas and a few ice races and ...)
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Last edited by What'saCobra?; 02-07-2008 at 01:23 PM..
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