i have an alfa romeo, a dodge ram van, a mazda 6, a honda 250 bike, a honda met, a 2001 miata, a 1991 spec miata, and two awful ford probe GTs in my garage (though the PGTs aren't mine)
but i would still consider myself brand-loyal :) On 3/14/07, edward capullo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Flash > Very insightful comments. However I think you are wrong to think we are > mostly well balanced. Who in their right mind would strap themselves ( or > shoehorn as the case may be) into a teeny tiny race car that goes REAL > fast > to sit on the grid in either almost snow temps in New England in early > Spring and late Fall with 100% humidity and 90degree heat the rest of the > racing season (even when it is raining) Of course then you have the guys > in > the upper Midwest with their whiteouts towing to the track if they can > find > it or the Suthron guys who can only race in Spring and Fall else the > Gators > will be chewing on their heat stroke carcassas( same for the SoWest > guys)The > West Coast drivers have to have the best reflexes of all as one side of > their track is ablaze, the other side is sliding off into the Pacific and > the track itself is buckling under the earthquake.We are a great group to > join. You will fit right in as you must be Bi-polar to drive a Honda and a > Mazda (talk about no brand loyalty)Sell the Spec Miata and tow with the > CRX. > We have lots of F500s available. > Ed Capullo > > > >From: "Flash." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [F500] Class survival. - losing vs. gaining - an > >outsider'sviewpoint. > >Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:02:52 -0500 > > > >Hey, maybe a couple of cents from me on your class. > > > >f500 is a quirky little car that I was enamored with for enough time to > >follow this mailing list and do an awful lot of research. There were > only > >a > >few things that turned me off, but it very well may be my next step if > spec > >miata ever loses its charm to me. > > > >your right, the sound is terrible, theyre really unpleasant to > watch. They > >are the worst hangover medication in the history of racing and I don't > >drink. I dont think that people are staying away from the class because > of > >that. > > > >With "no suspension and no transmission" the cars should cost > substantially > >less to purchase and maintain than they do. From out here it looks like > >there is a lot of money being spent on the next best thing...the montra > of > >a > >spec class is much more attractive (though as an insider I know that is > >flat > >out bullshit). > > > >Your class members have been some of the warmest, least mysterious folks, > >you are all very helpful to one another, and the level of unbalanced > >individuals seems to be the lowest of the classes I've followed. > > > >I think in a lot of ways FF, and FVee are competing against you, diluting > >the class. As an insider I know there are stark differences between the > >classes. I can't afford FF and I don't want to deal with the > >personalities. FVee to me is a bunch of old hippies and the cars are > past > >their prime. I think f500 is cool looking cars, with an interesting > newer > >tech. As an outsider all of this is just "small open wheel" > > > >Take a look at your community for a moment. As a spec miata driver we > have > >the obvious specmiata.com to support that angle, and we have miata.net. > >Both have extensive memberships, huge aftermarket and manufacturer > support, > >and they easily advertise themselves. Where is f500's simple, generic > >resource on getting in and getting the wheels spinning. (think about > other > >specific examples, i.e. vw vortex for some of the production classes, > >bimmerworld for those guys, etc, etc). Also, where is SCCA magazine and > >GRM > >magazine support? I don't think I've ever seen an interesting write up > on > >what an f500 is or what the class is about. > > > >While I know none of you want 80 cars in a field, I think you could > easily > >double your class if you wanted to by consolidating effort into some > basic > >marketing. But do you want to? To me, f500 is the most obvious open > wheel > >class to get into, with cost of ownership and maintenance comparable to > >several other classes. Unfortunately, at first blush, the class does not > >differentiate itself well from your compatriot classes. > > > >And I may be way off base, but just try to take this from the eyes of a > >"noob" -- it is my gut reaction to the cars. I find it funny that at > races > >when I inquire about an f500 the guys kinda wince like im about to take a > >shot at the car, when I am just curious and ignorant. People joke about > >funny looking/sounding/smelling things. Again, though, when people find > >out > >I am genuinely interested they have taken great amounts of time and pain > to > >explain all the ins and outs of the cars and the class and the culture. > > > >...and im only at sfi3.2 today so take it easy with the responses. > >-- > >http://beatracing.com > >97 STS2 CRX & 97 SpecMiata > -- http://beatracing.com 97 STS2 CRX & 97 SpecMiata ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
