[Robert Evans]

X,
You got that right. The problem here is that these guys are looking at this thing from the point of view that there is a 'One-size-fits-all" perspective. It's not. I have no experience with a modern BB in a Cobra, just a small block. Modern BB motors are completely different from what they were in 1966, and so are the SB's.

Any comments that I have made about BB vs. SB are with regard to what happened in racing history in 1963-1967, that's all that I can do with a reasonable amount of authority. What happened in 1965 doen't apply completely to today.

I wish these guys would look at the use of the engines from different perspectives; roadracing in the 60's, roadracing in the 90's, drag racing in the 60's, and drag racing in the 90's. Each uses a different engine combo.

I'm just bummed that I got caught up in this thing again, so I'm the fool. I should have shut up and stayed quiet.

Here's a perfect example of how a mature person would have handled this type of situation:

Yesterday, Remington and I went to a Fabulous Fifties reunion picnic. All the famous drivers and personalities were there from that era. (At least all the ones still living).

I was looking over the shoulder of a gentleman who had an old scrapbook with alot of photos of sports car racing in the 50's with many of them taken of Lance Reventlow, Chuck Daigh and the Scarabs. This was a very dominant team back in '57-'60. This guy was telling everybody around all the tiny details of each of the Scarabs, right down to frame design, engine placement, and so on. It's almost like he had built the car. Everyone around was in awe of his great knowlwdge. So, I went over and grabbed Rem to come over and to look at the photos and listen to this guy and all of his wisdom. After about 5 minutes, Rem turned around , shook his head, and said that the guy was completely full of BS, that he was way off base on everything he was saying (Rem built the Scarabs for Reventlow)

I asked him why he didn't butt in and straighten him out, and he said that it would never do any good. All it would do is embarrass this guy in front of his friends, and make Rem look like the bad guy. It would never change anything anyway, or what this guy believes is the truth.

That's how it is here too. They won't change until they research it out for themselves and verify it in their mind. Street guys and drag racers will always vote for the BB. Racers and those who want to emulate the race cars of the 60's will choose the SB's.