Reply to "Rear Brakes"

Derrick:

I've thought about what I said earlier, regarding taking a 1980's CART and putting a Pantera body on it. That was uncalled for. So, with humilty, I apolgize. I have always thought that would really be the ultimate, a car with the capabilty to win at Le Mans or Indy or in an F-1 Gran Prix, that can be driven on the street. Maybe I was flip about it. So, I'm sorry.

Maybe this guy 'taters' has been someone who is just an arrogant idiot who wants anyone who has worked on their cars to just give it to him for a song, with an apology for all the work they have toiled over for many years, well, maybe that guy sort of makes me angry. And maybe I sort of seemingly made a comment in outburst which was misplaced. So, I was wrong to do that.

In any event, I stand by the advice that I gave and Jack gave, you gotta prioritize the cash you're gonna spend. And inboard disc brakes are just down on the list. The $$ can go way high way fast, so we're all just trying to get the coolest car for the money, with the best results for the $$. Even the guys with big $$$.

I was, like you, subscribing to the clubs, reading, wanting, and accumulating knowledge years before I got my Pantera. So, dude, you remind me of me. And on that note, if I can help you, I will. I want you to know that nobody ever gave me anything, and what I got, came the hard way. So, I appreciate it that much more. And, on the other side, I respect those who have to or had to do the same.

So keep asking yourself, why is this automotive technology this way, or why did they do that, or change it after all? And maybe you'll come up with something on the cutting edge. That's what we do here in America, lead the world in innovation. So, I'm sorry if I seemed like I wanted to shoot you down. I didn't and don't.

(But I'm gonna shoot down that idiot 'taters' because he is a flip guy who wants to prey on people with vulnerability, a vulture. Vultures don't get a tear from my eye when they get hit by a car on the freeway eating a dead carcass.)

So, ask questions, learn, aim for your goal (s), figure out a strategy to achieve your goal(s), and you will get there. The only people who are really lost in life are the people who have no goal(s).

s/ Ron