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[Old808]

Actually, no, I do race.  Just not in the same volume as everyone else.  Racing is competition?  Right, so when myself and 3 of my friends go out in the advanced group of an LED day and race each other, we aren't really racing because..... ?

Because it's no different than a Sunday ride on a backroad.  Just safer.  :)

[cornercamping]

If your degree actually applies to cell phones, yes you are more qualified.  An opinion is something like "I don't like Mladin."  Your statements are much closer to "Mladin is a coward."  So yes, that's pretty bold for someone who has never been in a competitive situation on a racetrack.

Well, I specialize on RF based electronics, so I guess that makes me more qualified to have an opinion, but when it comes down to you having the opinion of "that phone sucks" and my electrical opinion is that "it's the best" that doesn't mean EITHER of us are completely right.  It's preference.  I don't go out and analize every piece of electronics I buy, because sometimes my professional opinion and my preferences conflict.   Regarding Mladin, in my opinion, he's a coward.  So what, it's my opinion.  It's not worth a damn.  Is Mladin gonna quit because I called him a coward.  Nope, he'll take it with a grain of salt, like he should.

[cornercamping]

Because it's no different than a Sunday ride on a backroad.  Just safer.  :)

Uhm.. it's alot different.  We don't ride at that speed on the road.  Nor, do we race on the road.   Nor do we ride on the road....  ;D

Also, whenever my tires on the track, I always give it my best, 100%.   You do that on a Sunday ride, or do you just tool around town with your buddies  ???  Every time I went out, we were just taking in the sights and riding around.  I don't do that on the track.  I ride to the best of my abilities...  ;)

[cornercamping]

And no, riding for last place in endurance or in a 3-bike class at your local club is not competing.  :)

That's a hell of a statement.  So what your saying is that if I showed up to every round, and never finished higher than last place, or there were only 3 bikes in my class, I wouldn't be competing?  So, when I get on the grid, and there are only 3 or 4 bikes in my class, we should all just quit because we're not competing
 ???  It was a WERA round, and a National after all, but since there were only 3 or 4 bikes in my class, I guess it doesn't count.

Interesting....   I'll have to check attendance and registration before I decide to pay to race.  That way I'm not just wasting my time.   ;)

[dylanfan53]

Dear Mr. Cook,
     I would very much like to use that priceless line for my signature quote. May I attribute it (In order of preference) to:
1.) Don Cook ?
2.) dylanfan53 ?
3.) Anonymous ?

Please reply ASAP!

TIA

It's all yours, no attribution please. I got more where that came from.

[Mongo]

and hey Sean, when we were at the Grattan National, were we racing in the endurance race?  Was that practice or were we racing?  Please explain...

You were riding, others were racing.  

The difference is easy to see...  for most.

[cornercamping]

So yes, that's pretty bold for someone who has never been in a competitive situation on a racetrack.

Define "Competitive Situation on a racetrack."  

Like, when I bet someone 5 cases of beer that I can run lap times atleast 2 seconds faster than they can?

or

When I'm racing someone for last place?

or

When I'm out to beat my own personal best lap time?

or

When I passed the 1st place expert in the rain during the HWT race?

None of that is a "competitive situation?"

Does it only apply to racers on TV?  Do I have to race on TV before I can be on a competitve situation on the race track?

 ;)

[Mongo]

I love threads like this.  Reminds me why i won't let you on our board....  

Good evening all I leave you to your abuse.

[cornercamping]

You were riding, others were racing.  

The difference is easy to see...  for most.

Really.  Why were we only "riding" and not racing?  If I remember correctly, and you can ask them to verify, but the WERA regulars and my teammate were running the same lap times.  Now my slow ass wasn't even close to them, but, I was still giving it 100%.  My 100% isn't as good as there's when it comes to laptimes, and skill, but still, it was still my 100%

So, let me ask you this.  If a new guy comes in, and isn't competitve with his abilites, do you send him on his way because he's not "racing" but he's riding?

If the last two guys are fighting each other for 10th and 11th place, are they riding or racing?


The WERA regulars I'm referring to was the team that pitted with us and shared our garage that was from KY.

[cornercamping]

I love threads like this.  Reminds me why i won't let you on our board....  

Good evening all I leave you to your abuse.

I love threads like this also.  :)

and..

what makes you think I want to be on your board.  I'm sure someone else will pop up sooner or later and you'll say it's me.    ;)

[Old808]

That's a hell of a statement.  So what your saying is that if I showed up to every round...

That's precisely your problem: YOU DID IT ONCE!
 ::)

[cornercamping]

No I didn't do it just once.  I did it more than once.  Your assuming I only did it once.   Let's see, when I got my WERA license, and my CCS license, I wasn't a provisional novice.  Sean can verify I'm sure that I had enough experiance so when I got my WERA license for the first time, I wasn't provisional status... Gee, how could that be?  Could it be because I have done it more than once, and more than twice, and more than 3 times.  Maybe you don't know as much as you assume to know.   ;)  The ONLY WERA round I've raced in, was a National event.  Therefore, it's in the rulebook, that a PN cannot race a National  ;)