Anybody planning on running ESP or CP this year

tnturbo · Post by **tnturbo** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 7:14 pm

just curious what some of the other pony cars are planning to do this year.

steverife · Post by **steverife** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 7:36 pm

My tentative plan is to run SM locally.

01badz28 · Post by **01badz28** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:47 pm

SM for me again this year. I'm considering CP, but it depends on when I get some better tires.

steverife · Post by **steverife** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 9:01 am

camaroguy wrote:SM for me again this year. I'm considering CP, but it depends on when I get some better tires.

Run SM. One or two car class get old fairly quick.

01badz28 · Post by **01badz28** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:05 am

not cbring wrote:
camaroguy wrote:SM for me again this year. I'm considering CP, but it depends on when I get some better tires.
Run SM. One or two car class get old fairly quick.

If SM is as competitive as it was last year, I'll more than likely stay. The only hang up is I am still waiting on my tax information so I can see what I can change on the car.

TonyBolton · Post by **TonyBolton** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 2:59 pm

ESP, CP, and FS=teh GhEy!!!!11!
SM=teh HO77N3$$!!

LeadSSled · Post by **LeadSSled** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 4:06 pm

I'll be getting my butt kicked in SM this year.

tnturbo · Post by **tnturbo** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 4:30 pm

What I would like to see is a sort of gentlemen's agreement locally where those of us with gear swaps agree that we all have gear swaps and run ESP anyway.

steverife · Post by **steverife** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 4:52 pm

tnturbo wrote:What I would like to see is a sort of gentlemen's agreement locally where those of us with gear swaps agree that we all have gear swaps and run ESP anyway.

why? what's wrong with SM?

tnturbo · Post by **tnturbo** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 5:03 pm

I don't feel any sort of common ground with WRXs and VWs. Nothing against those cars, but my V8 rwd car is very different from those things. I really could care less about PAX, that's not what its about. I just want to see the pony cars run with/against other pony cars

I may end up running in the mod class later in the year anyway if I can ever get the little car running

Post by **thrdeye** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 5:10 pm

tnturbo wrote:I just want to see the pony cars run with/against other pony cars

There are 3 pony cars in SM - two stangs and a camaro

01badz28 · Post by **01badz28** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:31 am

tnturbo wrote:What I would like to see is a sort of gentlemen's agreement locally where those of us with gear swaps agree that we all have gear swaps and run ESP anyway.

I'm game if you want to throw SFCs in the list as well. Nothing against the rally cars, but it would be cool if we had sort of a 'muscle car' shoot out.

tnturbo · Post by **tnturbo** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 1:43 pm

Personally I would throw tube chassis cars in the mix too. I jsut kind of like hearing the V8s at one time

I prefer the NASA class system http://www.nasa-southeast.com/nasax.shtml

MARKP · Post by **MARKP** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 2:13 pm

I don't have a dog in this fight but I would suggest that you guys bump to CP if you have things done that exceed CP. That way, you don't have to worry about having someone ask you guys to move half way through the season. CP is going to cover so many allowances that if you have something done that technically doesn't meet the CP rules (change stroke for example) then probably nobody will care.

If you make a gentleman's agreement that you won't protest each other for subframe connectors, replaced rear gear, no carpet, etc then that is great until someone new comes up and asks you guys to run in the appropriate classes.

steverife · Post by **steverife** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 2:22 pm

MARKP wrote:I don't have a dog in this fight but I would suggest that you guys bump to CP if you have things done that exceed CP. That way, you don't have to worry about having someone ask you guys to move half way through the season. CP is going to cover so many allowances that if you have something done that technically doesn't meet the CP rules (change stroke for example) then probably nobody will care.

If you make a gentleman's agreement that you won't protest each other for subframe connectors, replaced rear gear, no carpet, etc then that is great until someone new comes up and asks you guys to run in the appropriate classes.

I tend to agree. I'd hate for someone new to come along, find things unfair, and NOT speak up because they are new or feel like they are a guest.