That all sounds fine and upstanding Chuck. And yes, it is Nationals and
people that think they can win will show up. I believe in the last few
years we've had about 30 cars in our class. They don't all think that
they are going to win. And BTW, we don't get ANY practice sessions on
the surface. And we get only 3 runs per course to make our mark.
In past years we at least had 2 warm up sessions to feel things out.
This year that has been cut to 1 day, and limited to 300 cars. It sold
out before most people knew they had even opened the event up to entrants.
And believe me, if the surface isn't "fun" lots of people won't be
coming back for another similar event next year.
In the end it is what it is. People will deal with it. But there is only
so much you want to deal with before it becomes just a giant waste of
time and money.
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McAbee, Chuck wrote:
Bill with all due respect to your observations. This is the SCCA Solo
National Championships that you are ultimately referring to. I suspect
participation in the Solo National Championship is prestigious enough to
draw a crowd, even if the surface was pig slop. Regardless of the
surface the competition potential is the same for everyone competing on
the surface; competition is all about learning about the playing field
and getting it to work to your advantage. The Solo Championships are
moving 2 miles from Forbes Field to Heartland Park.
The Runoff's are moving 780 miles from Mid-Ohio to Heartland Park and to
date there are about 480 cars entered (only 6 in F500 I might add).
Competition is all about adapting to change and he who adapts best,
quickest is generally the victor.
While the competition surface may be different between Forbes Field and
Heartland Park, the competition will remain a competition and to my mind
the competition is what it is all about...win, lose or DNF.
Chuck McAbee
SEDIV #16
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