Bill, first of all, I have no sense of "entitlement" of any sort. My view is, the best driver will win. Now, I know there are other parameters---big $ often aids lesser drivers in winning. But generally, the best driver does win, whether in ITS or SRF or WC or GAC or....well, you get the idea.
Second, read Kthomas' note above mine WRT the RR shock rule. Sort of makes sense, eh?
Third, I want a system that is FAIR and PASSES THE SNIFF TEST. The 29mm SIR may or may not be fair, but how we got to it definitely does NOT pass the sniff test.
And, as such, regardless of how many insiders we have telling us it is the "right" soution (see post 385 above for more on this...), it will NEVER pass the sniff test and will always be clouded. This is why I advocate discarding it & starting over, with implementation Jan 1, 2007, and NOT in 4 weeks.
We might get the exact same answer---that is fine! Again, if there is evidence that ITS E36 motors, in CURRECT competition, with current log books (i.e., which have passed tech for 2006), are making 210 RWHP, then obviously that is peak effort. However, how we got here is so flawed, fraught with missteps, and clouded by appearances of favoritism, conflicts of interest, and possible impropriety, that the ONLY fair, above-board way to get all of ITS on board with any decision, and the ONLY way top keep a large chunk of BMWs in ITS from leaving for good, is to start over.
And I am truly amazed at the opposition to this proposal. Or maybe not.
As for a pound of flesh? Nope, I do not want that. I want accountability...but even more than that, I want a clean, fresh, totally beyond reproach re-do.
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