Louie! You are absolutly right on. The F500 class needs only participants racing their cars. I apoligize for my post on engines, kinda got caught up in moment. Rick Eskola
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: "Get out and race". Stan is right. Uz guys talking about shocks, bike motors, mufflers can fight that battle all you want but you're going to loose the WAR! F500 will take a step backward waiting for those discussed changes to reach implementation. And who among you even knows how relevant these changes are to class growth? Yes, individually they are what "you" want. What real evidence exists to measure what public appeal they'll have? A better right-now tactic would be for every "National" racer to pick up the phone and invite a "Regional" guy to enter a National race...as your pit partner. Offer him the trackside benefit of our prolific racing/setup experience. He helps us and we help him. There's an idea that won't cost you or me dime. Plus it would go a long way to helping the class when it needs help...right now! Louie Schultz Philly Region, SCCA > I hate to keep pushing the alarm button, Jay, but I don't want anyone > surprised > at the end of the year if F5 loses its National status. At this point last > year > F5 had 28 entries (versus 14 this year), and comfortably retained its > National > status and a spot in the Runoffs. This year's numbers are so low that at this > rate the class will lose both. > > FYI, last year F5 gained half a point per race from this point until the end > of > the year. If that trend repeats, the class will still fall 50 short of > getting > enough entries to remain National. > > You all know the CRB & BoD have created new classes in an effort to revive > growth in National racing. With the creation of those new classes have come > calls to consolidate classes that are not growing or are in decline. Believe > me, > though, your situation is not unique to F5. Look at the Prod classes (and > read > how scared they are on their forum) with no new cars and no new drivers in GP > and HP. Look at S2...40-50 cars have left the country in the past 5 years and > no > new cars are being built. What do you think will happen to those classes if > they > fail to make the number? Merge or revert to Regional-only status, that's what. > > Let's face it, F5 did not get into the predicament it is in because the CRB > did > not approve a muffler for you (you didn't even ask for one last year, BTW), > or > because any other single issue did or did not get passed. F5 is in the > position > it is in because folks quit entering Nationals...pure and simple. > > It is up to you guys...and the ball is DEFINITELY in your court. > > Stan > > Jay Novak wrote: Thanks Stan for bringing home the > REALITY of the situation. > > LET'S GO RACING!!!!!!! > > Thanks ... Jay Novak > > > > --------------------------------- > We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love > (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. --------------------------------- No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ 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! ***
