Re: Re; Number of runs...

[AUDIDUDI@delphi.com]

> Which brings up a question of my own:  why do so many autocrossers place 
> so high a value on trophies?  A few years back I was involved in a huge 
> (verbal) brawl as part of a now-defunct autox group because I was part of 
> a faction that wanted to ditch trophies because the cost of trophies was 
> boosting the event entry fee by about $5 (out of a total $15).  You would 
> have thought we were suggesting a rule change forcing everyone to run 
> tractor tires.

I've only kept one trophy: the little acrylic pyramid I recieved for a 7th
place finish in HS at the 1989 Nationals.  In fact, my friend and one-time
co-driver (not to mention co-founder of the Ballast Brothers' Racing Team),
Jim Witkowski and I once left our trophies from an event with the waitress
in a restaurant we stopped at on the way home ... she seemed thrilled with
them and we were equally thrilled at not having to leave her a tip!

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