Did I stick my foot in?
 

On another forum, and in another segment of this bbs, I posted news about pending changes to Carolina Motorsports Park in South Carolina.

The changes pertain to turns 12-14, which the track co-owner tells me that they have been getting complaints about. He says that the complaints are coming from mostly newer and less experienced drivers - that they feel those turns are "too technical".

In both forums, people chimed in to agree that the turns are too tight and ruin the "flow" of the track.

Personally, I take them as part of the challenge for that track. Every track is different. Different types of turns demand different skills, and IMO this is part of the point of racing - to challenge your skills.

On both forums, I made the comment that if you want fast, non-technical tracks, you should consider taking up oval racing (NASCAR). On this forum, the comment passed with no remarks.

On the other forum, though, the person who made the comment about the turns being too tight took my comment back extremely personally. He followed up with the following:

WTF??

Are most racers this thin skinned?

I don't know if I'm really looking for an answer here, though I know you guys will be happy to opine on the subject. Mostly, this is just really irritating me.

The internet is full of 12 year olds. Its one of the reasons I come to Pelican. Although occasionally things get sidetracked here, on the whole I find the conversation intelligent. Some other sites, I wouldn't be surprised if every poster is still in elementary school.

Well, this particular guy is a recent college graduate. He races a cobbled together first gen RX-7 with a ford 302 engine, in one of the NASA divisions. He thinks he's the most awesome racer since Shuie, and as seen in the quote above he thinks he has a shot at this as a "career".

Maybe he got his ass in a twist because I called his car "frankenstein"... but still, that's pretty weak.

I just don't get it. I suppose I should just shug it off and call it a night.

Here's his masterpiece:
http://clemsonscc.com/Gallery/mediao..._splitter1.jpg

And don't get me wrong, I'm not down on his car because it's not a Porsche. I was really just teasing him with my Frankenstein comment.

http://clemsonscc.com/Gallery/mediao...8_dscn0998.jpg

Oh! So That's how you become a fast racer! Have them change the track so it suits your car/driving style!

Yeah, right! :rolleyes:

Les

I have to echo this opinion. In the early days of my internet surfing I visited several forums but as time went on I realized that very few were more than a complete waste of time. I guess I had never realized there were so many 12 year olds with internet access.

Well, I went back and read the thread through a few more times and spoke to a couple of other guys on that forum. I should have just acted my age and walked away. Instead, after his comment about racing against him in a similar car, I quipped The last line refers to the fact that in this season, he has had several DNFs to mechanical failure, then finally he put it into a wall at RA.

Anyway, I should have acted like an adult. I failed. :o :(

Yes you failed......... but it was fun wasn't it?

:D

I wouldn't worry about it. I find the people who boast the loudest are the ones who have the least to boast about.