Jim, I respectfully disagree...
I understand what you are saying but I also know that it wasn't Red that protested the car.
Louie, just as you stated it was not Red and he didn't get anyone to do it either
Jim, I am not saying this to create any controversy, just to set the record straight. When I asked Bob to ask the racers for a "racers vote", to vote us in or out, Bob went to ask the protesting group and told them we wanted a vote and without Mr. Armstrong knowing that I was standing behind him, he told Bob and Ron that we were not legal and "that was it" ( he was defenitely amongst the protestors) and also, the racers could not get together to vote anybody in or out. The gentleman that headed the protest was Mr. Parvin, I beleive he was also Mr. Lopez's protestor the previous year. We were asked to "please" leave the class (TSE) to prevent controversy, at first I declined, to me our entry was just as, if not more legal than any other participant, the only thing that I could think about was all those long hours of work down the drain. Seeing that we were not wanted there, we asked the TSL group if they would adopt us and they ALL said gladly, come on up.(Thanks again guys !)
We've spent countless hours building our car to meet the rules, not walking a fine line, but to meet the rules as stated. To us what is "minor", "they" interpret as "major", to us "major" would be a "minitub". The holes in the bumper changes the appearance from stock appearing to a "race car". The main problem falls on "interpretation" of the rule and that is where we differ. We will make some aesthetic changes for next years BG, TSE participation to see if the RRA and us are on the same page.
No big deal with us, though, Jim...if the interpretation goes the other way, we'll ask the gentlemen in TSL if we can move up and adopt an orphan (again), and go play there, if not, we'll t&t, just to go and play with all you Buick gearheads, is worth the trip to us.
Laz, congrats on the new times. I hope to see you and Roy in Reynolds in a few months.
Thank you, Jim, I hope we can...getting closer...almost two months away.