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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Alan Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.advocacy Subject: Re: OT: For those who still don't get that the Honda doesn't offer an advantage... Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 23:17:58 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 118 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 08:17:59 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="7de94bfc9e197ab8b19c5b05c96f7532"; logging-data="3719044"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX185eO56oBVYOu8XyRWXU7K60QlLtn1T+Us=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:6uxgk6Oj5p230wZ3pc4QlcdZWSA= Content-Language: en-CA In-Reply-To: Bytes: 6236 On 2024-10-10 17:46, Alan wrote: > On 2024-10-10 13:30, Tom Elam wrote: >> On 10/10/2024 12:44 PM, Alan wrote: >>> On 2024-10-10 03:25, Tom Elam wrote: >>>> On 10/9/2024 11:13 PM, Alan wrote: >>>>> On 2024-10-09 19:28, Tom Elam wrote: >>>>>> On 10/4/2024 7:20 PM, Alan wrote: >>>>>>> On 2024-10-02 11:29, Alan wrote: >>>>>>>> ...ON THE TRACK: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> At the SCCA National Runoffs this year at Road America in >>>>>>>> Wisconsin: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Fastest qualifier so far IS an FF Honda at 2:22.552. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> But second fastest is a FF Ford just .181 behind at 2:22.733. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> downloads/000/073/365/ >>>>>>>> FF%20Runoffs2024%20Qual%202%20Provisional.pdf> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> And that's not even remotely a new Formula F chassis! The Swift >>>>>>>> DB6 chassis dates from 1991...that's 43 years ago! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So why is the field mostly Hondas? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Because (as I've explained before) time and money spent >>>>>>>> maintaining a Formula F Kent in top shape can be spent on more >>>>>>>> profitable things. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> And, gee, what do you know? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The "uncompetitive" Kent... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ...won the 2024 SCCA National Runoffs in Formula F. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Who'd have thought it? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> :-) >>>>>> >>>>>> Really? >>>>>> >>>>>> https://cdn.connectsites.net/user_files/scca/ >>>>>> downloads/000/073/541/ FF%20Runoffs2024%20Race%20Official.pdf >>>>>> >>>>>> The # 5 car, the Kent, finished 8th in the official results, 1st >>>>>> in Provisional Results >>>>>> >>>>>> Position changed per: Car 5 - Moved behind #81 per SOM - GCR >>>>>> 6.11.1.D, >>>>>> Appendix P.5. Must have cheated to get moved down that far. >>>>>> >>>>>> And the 5 car was the only Kent in the race. >>>>> >>>>> What's extra hilarious is that they literally listed the rule >>>>> infraction involved... >>>>> >>>>> ...but you just went with, "must have cheated". >>>> >>>> It was a passing infraction, I looked it up. That is cheating. You >>>> said he "won the 2024 SCCA National Runoffs in Formula F" the when >>>> confronted with the truth changed it to "could have won", Liarboy. >>>> So typical of you. >>> >>> Your implication was clearly that the only reason he could have been >>> leading the race was that he cheated. The SCCA ruled that he moved to >>> aggressively to defend his position, and having seen the video, >>> that's certainly true. But your claim has always been that the Ford >>> can't be competitive with the Honda and there's no way that can be >>> true if a Ford can be in the lead on the last lap of the race. >>> >>> And never said "could have won" anywhere, Liarboy. >> >> You flat out lied when you said "The "uncompetitive" Kent >> won the 2024 SCCA National Runoffs in Formula F" >> >> If you had said that a single Kent was competitive in this one race I >> would have agreed. But no, you said the Kent WON the race. That is not >> true. He broke a rule by aggressively blocking another driver. Had he >> not done so he might have not placed first in the provisional >> standings. In other words, he cheated the other driver out of an >> opportunity to pass and was appropriately penalized. Had he followed >> the rules he very likely would not have even won a provisional first. >> >> Now, in a larger sense, is the Kent competitive? No. There have been >> VERY few Kents entered in the Runoffs for many years. If they were >> competitive on performance and cost there would be more. If the Kent >> was a better engine overall on performance and cost the Kent would >> dominate. Even you agree. After all you bought a Honda-powered car, >> Liarboy. >> >> You stated "Because (as I've explained before) time and money spent >> maintaining a Formula F Kent in top shape can be spent on more >> profitable things." You admit here that the Kent is not competitive >> when considering the overall metrics. Why spend the money on the Kent >> when it can't go out and beat the Honda on a consistent basis? YOU >> said that. THAT is why the Kent is so scarce in the Runoffs. >> >> In an even larger sense you show in this instance that you are more >> than willing to bend facts to make yourself look good. Major traits of >> a narcissistic hypocrite. Of course, another trait of the narcissistic >> hypocrite is that you can never admit being wrong, or that the other >> person who disagrees with you is right. Such people are also totally >> blind to their disorder. > > Just for absolute clarity, Liarboy: > > I posted about the Runoffs win at 16:20PDT on October 4... > > ...and the official results weren't posted until 17:00 (Wisconsin time > presumably)... > > ...on October 5. > > Just another example of your careful understanding of the situation, hmmm?