Lou, I'm in with yous. July Sprints next year at the Glen, maybe? I'll bring the grill, yous bring the Amorosos and the Whiz...
-Ted (also Philly Region) "Louis A. Schultz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > An event like this would give F500 much needed exposer. Maybe us easterners > and mid-atlantic guys should start thinking along these lines. > > I like it. What say you F500'rs? > Louie Schultz > Philly Region > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rob Howden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 6:35 AM > Subject: Re: [F500] racing car counts > > > > Guys...please consider FormulaCar Magazine in your discussions on this > > subject. If we can do anything, just drop me a line. I'm all for helping > > to cover a Challenge-style Regional program like the FFords EWC and would > > devote some editorial space to it. > > > > I know that the guys in the Central and Great Lakes Divisions and looking > to > > organize a formula car restricted Regional in 2007...F500 needs to be > there > > with 20 cars. > > > > Take care, > > > > Rob Howden > > Publisher / Editor-in Chief > > - ekartingnews.com > > - Super Kart Illustrated > > - eformulacarnews.com > > - FormulaCar Magazine > > Ph: 519-624-2003 > > Fax: 519-624-0053 > > P.O. Box 580 > > Cambridge, Ontario > > Canada N1R 5W1 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 11:47 PM > > Subject: Re: [F500] racing car counts > > > > > > > Wow, I just stumbled onto this thread via my seldom used Comcast mail. > I > > think > > > my > > > spam filter is killing a lot of messages... > > > > > > This is serious stuff and we better get off our collective fannies and > > find a > > > way to hit the > > > track. Jay is right, we need the dialogue to continue and focus on > > solutions. > > > I don't have > > > any bright ideas right now, but I'm scared into the thinking mode. That > > being > > > said, there is > > > a high probability that we'll be a DNS at RA this weekend (trailer > issue). > > We > > > will make as > > > many of the remaining races as possible. > > > > > > Lets keep this thread alive. And yes, Jeremy, get your car out of the > > shop. > > > > > > Charlie > > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > > From: "Jay Novak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > I think that several classes are in trouble with car counts. > Obviously > > > > costs have increased a lot in the last few years & certainly this is a > > big > > > > factor. However it is interesting to note that Spec Miata races are > > seeing > > > > anywhere from 25 to 40 car fields at many races. These cars probably > > cost > > > > about the same to run as an F500. I suspect that additional > restraints > > on > > > > car counts has to do with prep time as well as the $$ to race. > > > > > > > > In F500 we need to do everything we can to help car counts and to > > improve > > > > our cars from a cost perspective. With the SCCA increasing classes & > > then > > > > limiting the Runoffs to the top 24 classes thing will get tougher in > the > > > > future for classes with marginal counts. > > > > > > > > In the last 4 years out car counts have gone from about 7.5/race to > > about > > > > 5.5/race. This is not a good trend. > > > > > > > > Let's start a dialog on how we can improve F500 car counts. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks ... Jay Novak > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > F500 mailing list - [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe or change options please visit: > > > http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 > > > *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! *** > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > F500 mailing list - [email protected] > > To unsubscribe or change options please visit: > > http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 > > *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! *** > > _______________________________________________ > F500 mailing list - [email protected] > To unsubscribe or change options please visit: > http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 > *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! *** > _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
