02-08-2021, 09:33 PM
THOSE OF US WITH SOME HILLBILLY BACKGROUND ARE FOND OF A COUPLE OF STATEMENTS. FIRST, IF IT AIN'T BROKE DON'T FIX IT. SECOND, KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID.
MY LATE GREAT BUDDY BUTCH K WAS FIXATED ON NEW TIRES FOR RACE DAY. HE SAID THAT ONE RACE DAY OR PROLONGED STORAGE GREATLY INCREASED THE HARDNESS OF THE BRIDGESTONE/POST BRIDGESTONE ERA TIRES. THE FOLKS THAT BROUGHT AND USED NEW TIRES FOR PRACTICE AND PUT ON NEW TIRES FOR THE RACES MADE EACH RACE DAY AN EXPENSIVE PROPOSITION. EACH YEAR, WE HAVE THOSE TIRES WERE OK, BUT NOT NOW OR VISE VERSA. WHY NOT SET THE HARDNESS LEVEL A COUPLE OF POINTS ABOVE THE "NEW" LEVEL AND IGNORE THE BRAND/MODEL WHOOPLA. CHECK THE FIRST COUPLE OF LEADERS WHEN THEY FINISH A RACE TO SEE IF THEY ARE SNEAKING IN "SOFT" TIRES. CHEATERS COULD BE DISQUALIFIED FROM RECEIVING A TROPHY (GASP!) & ACTUALLY RUN FOR FUN.
THE CONSTANT TINKERING WITH RULES, CLASSES, ETC. IS EXASPERATING AT BEST. PARTICIPATION IN CLASSES WILL VARY FROM RACE TO RACE. CHANGING THINGS BASED ON THAT IS SIMPLY FOOLISH. UNEXPLAINED CHANGES IN RULES TICK OFF THE FOLKS OUTSIDE THE INNER CIRCLE AND USUALLY LOOK ARBITRARY AT BEST. IF YOU ARE DETERMINED TO CHANGE SOMETHING, SPEND MORE TIME EXPLAINING WHY THE CHANGE WAS MADE AND WHAT BENEFITS IT HAS. SIMPLY RESPONDING TO SOMEONE'S OR SOME GROUP'S COMPLAINTS IS A STUPID REASON TO CHANGE THINGS.
DON'T BE DUMB AND DUMBER. THERE ARE CURRENTLY COMMENTS ABOUT CHANGING THE DATES FOR JACKSONVILLE AND BARNESVILLE. JACKSONVILLE IS JUST ABOUT PERFECT FOR THE NORTHERN KARTERS WHO HAVE SUFFERED THROUGH ROUGHLY HALF OF WINTER. IF CALIFORNIA IS EVER RELEASED FROM ITS DEEP FREEZE, THE DATES NEED TO BE COORDINATED TO AVOID SCEDULING ON THE SAME WEEKEND, BUT THAT IS IT.
BARNESVILLE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL FOR DECADES WITH IT'S MARCH RACES. IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T PROPOSE TO FOUL IT UP.