AMEN Herb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herb Lumpp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 10:51 AM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] Trailered vs. Non-Trailered Cars at shows
> Here's my 2 cents: Those of you who know me already know how I feel about > trailers. For those that don't know me, I think trailers are for cars that > are still being built, are broke, or you're moving and have more cars than > drivers. > > With that said, I actually don't mind being in a show class with trailered > cars - I love it when my El is picked over the trailer queens - even with > the paint chips and bug stains! > > The funny thing is I've probably got more time and money in the paint than > most people put in their entire car - trailer queens included. In spite of > my investment in the paint, I built my car so I could enjoy driving it - > rain or shine. I don't purposely wait until a rainy day to drive it, but if > I'm on the road and the sky opens up, so be it. I've driven my El on two > complete Power Tours, one Chevelabration, numerous shows two or more hours > away from home, more rain storms than I care to remember, rush hour traffic, > gravel roads, you name it I've probably driven the El in/on it. > > My reasoning is simple - I have a pick up for normal every day use. So why > would I want to drive my pick up with the El on a trailer to go to a car > event? What's the point of building a killer engine and drivetrain if it's > going to sit on a trailer doing 55 down the interstate? If people want to > trailer their toys more power to them. I'll continue to be trailerless and > enjoy driving my old cars and even beat the trailer queens at the car shows > once in a while! :) > > Herb Lumpp > http://users.adelphia.net/~hlump/index.htm > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Matthew Post > Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 12:03 PM > To: The Chevelle Mailing List > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Trailered vs. Non-Trailered Cars at shows > > > Donnie, > > I agree with John that the non-trailer guys would like a separate > class. Call it the "Best Car Driven to the Show Award" or something to > that effect. > > -Matt > > > >
