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sperry · 2006-06-29, 12:06 AM

I think it's really sad that when some excellent nationally competative drivers show up, people whine that they should run RNP to keep from "screwing up" our points.

No wonder there's so much bitching and moaning about PAX being unfair... it sound more like the majority of Reno drivers aren't good enough to hang, and therefore need excuses as to why they're not placing higher in PAX than they used to.

It's time to realize that the over-all level of competition in Reno is going up. Instead of whining about it, instead of trying to get people like Mike Maier to RNP, we should be trying to learn from the competition and raise our game. Mike's a multi-year trophy winner in CP at Nationals. He *should* be mopping up the Reno region in PAX simply because he's a terrific driver, driving a car built to the limits of his class, while most of us are decent (but not nationally competative) drivers in cars built partially to the limits of the rules. It has nothing to do with the altitude, or the power of the car, or the errors in PAX calculations... he's simply got a much better package than any of our regional drivers. It's borderline pathetic to ask him to RNP... when we should be trying to elevate our game and catch him! If he, and the rest of those AAX fellas make the long haul up to Reno, they deserve every point they get, and we should respect that... after all, I think we should want them to come back, don't we?

/rant

Also, I thought the reason Vic can run in SP is because our sups include an addendum applying the new John Cooper Works rules to all JCW mini's, and not just the '06+ models.

2006-06-29, 12:06 AM	#72
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	I think it's really sad that when some excellent nationally competative drivers show up, people whine that they should run RNP to keep from "screwing up" our points. No wonder there's so much bitching and moaning about PAX being unfair... it sound more like the majority of Reno drivers aren't good enough to hang, and therefore need excuses as to why they're not placing higher in PAX than they used to. It's time to realize that the over-all level of competition in Reno is going up. Instead of whining about it, instead of trying to get people like Mike Maier to RNP, we should be trying to learn from the competition and raise our game. Mike's a multi-year trophy winner in CP at Nationals. He should be mopping up the Reno region in PAX simply because he's a terrific driver, driving a car built to the limits of his class, while most of us are decent (but not nationally competative) drivers in cars built partially to the limits of the rules. It has nothing to do with the altitude, or the power of the car, or the errors in PAX calculations... he's simply got a much better package than any of our regional drivers. It's borderline pathetic to ask him to RNP... when we should be trying to elevate our game and catch him! If he, and the rest of those AAX fellas make the long haul up to Reno, they deserve every point they get, and we should respect that... after all, I think we should want them to come back, don't we? /rant Also, I thought the reason Vic can run in SP is because our sups include an addendum applying the new John Cooper Works rules to all JCW mini's, and not just the '06+ models. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?