Chuck - Unless I misread the statement the only Formula car classes that
will be run at a MARRS event will be FF CF FV F500. Thus there is not such a
speed differential. It is the FA FC FM F1000 FSCCA that are out completely.
I look at the SCCA national action and this one region's (more to follow)
actions as further proof of the "NASCARizatrion" of all American racing. It
appears sedans are more popular as that is what everyone can drive on the
street so SCCA want's to take advantage of that. The average layman cant
tell the differences in formula cars as readily as he can an ITA or T2 etc.
Unless something is done to reverse this course you will have FSCCA and SRF
as the only remaining open cockpit racing in a few years.
Ed Capullo
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Subject: RE: [F500] Fw: Pit Stop... BREAKING NEWS!
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 02:14:52 -0500
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Subject: [F500] Fw: Pit Stop... BREAKING NEWS!
Racers !
Just got an update from our WDCR SCCA (DC Region) Comp Committee and am
posting it as an FYI !
More than likely other Regions will be addressing these same issues in
timely fashion, the DC region is maybe the first out of the box !
Gil
Gil -
What is SS Miata - if it is Showroom Stock, why aren't the grouped in
with SSB & SSC where they rightfully belong?
This is just the first cut of the gigantic gaffe that the BOD has
formented with the granting of 5 new National classes and the
authorization of ITR for Regional's. While the BOD only looked at the
'Lottery' effect for the Runoff's with the addition of the National
classes they totally overlooked the effects the additional classes would
have on normal Regional and National race schedules.
SCCA is a victim of it's own success. There are only so many daylight
hours each day and there are only so many raceable weekends in each
year. Couple that with track demand from other organizations and the
BOD's capitulation of it leadership position by authorizating additional
National classes without having them prove their market by growing from
a Regional base and you have the mess you are seeing in the DC Region.
>From the Formula car perspective I am afraid it is going to take a
catastrophic incident for each Regions race organization to realize that
putting Atlantic's and FV's with their speed differential on the track
at the same time is UNSAFE in the extreme. However, the decreased car
count that exists now will become more pronounced as drivers from all
Formula classes that value their safety will find other venues for their
fun, or leave the sport entirely.
DC Region is not the first to throw all Formula cars together, and I am
afraid it will not be the last.
Chuck McAbee
SEDIV #16
What this now means is that the race groups have once again been
reshuffled and remixed. These are the new unofficial (cuz I may have
goofed writing them
down) race groups:
1) Spec Miata
2) SS Miata
3) ITB/ITC
4) ITS/ITA/ITR (I'm gonna get creamed....)
5) SRX7/IT7/SSB/SSC
6) Small Bore/T4 (new class)
7) Big Bore/T1/T2/P1/P2 (the last two are the two new classes for World
Challenge cars)
8) SRF/CSR/DSR
9) FV/FF/CF/F500 (all open wheel)
All car counts for each race group "should" be in the 30's.....
The meeting was then adjourned.....
Lauren
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