When I write, I try to convey a message that is sometimes very technical in a way everyone can understand. Sometimes I word it wrong. This is one instance.
A reader wrote to me and was upset because something I wrote sounded like I was tooting my own horn and saying I had invented a method that had been around for years previously. I was able to email and then talk to him and explain the situation.
I had been talking about setting up a dirt late model project car and said that the first time (my first is what I meant) we had mounted a J-bar on the right side of the car was in 1997 on Billy Moyers car. What I wrote sounded like I was the first to do that. Of course, I was not and I wasn't trying to say that, but my written words could have been construed to mean that.
When I, or anyone for that matter, write, I have an idea about what I want to say and it is sometimes hard to put those thoughts into words that truly express my meaning. So, I have to read and re-read my writings many times to make sure what is being presented is what I want the readers to hear.
I appreciated this readers comments because it made me more aware of how important it is to be careful what I write. After all, your program is at stake and if I am not careful, I could mislead you and have a negative affect on your racing program.