Seems to me like the time Peske took advantage of the "stock block" rule at Indy, got Mercedes to fund the effort, and hired a firm to build a "stock block" Mercedes for that one race. He knew he had the 'unfair advantage' and that the rules allowed it. He was the only guy to see the possibility and pull of the business aspects.
Now, if he shows up, runs fast, and wins the pole, and the snactioning body decides to change the rules to disallow stock block engines, would that be fair?! I think not. Even though he was doing a 'diservice' to the rest of the field?
Kind of like moving in next to the local AA baseball field in the winter, then sueing the town in the summer over the noise and light!
To the town, I say, the horse is out of the barn. The thing to do is create compromises that are livable and fair to all parties. Sound restrictions, etc. (Which they have done. The agreed on sound restriction is set at the property line at a limit lower than the ambient traffic noise of the road the facility is located on!! I can't see how the residents can complain about THAT!)
But this changing the ruling stuff because the town lacked the forsight to set up regulations they could live with is, legal or not, ridiculous.
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Jake Gulick
CarriageHouse Motorsports
ITA 57 RX-7
New England Region
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