Howdy,
I still think you are only preaching to the choir. The comments I've
seen
from the list suggest an Amway approach to bringing in new racers, such as
the kid down the street, the guy next door, people the LSR community has
already made personal contact with, and , so far seem not to have brought
the examples given to the sport.
There are classes that the newbee can run in, without them building a
spec
car, the problem of increasing the involvement in LSR, as I see it, is
getting the newbee to the track, and introducing them to LSR racing. A
coordinated approach, one that includes the organizations involved building
a car, the design of the teaching agenda, one that utilizes teaching videos
to standardize the information taught, and a well thought out advertising
campaign, will give the introduction of the newbee a positive introduction
to LSR .
At 06:45 PM 2/2/00 , you wrote:
Good point, a cheep 125 MPH car, Camaro, Mustang whatever, and not hard to
do at all.
>>snip
> Keith,
> I don't think a race car can be built any cheaper
> than many that we already have classes for. Most
> of the "H", "G" and smaller productions, coupes,
> sports, and sedans can be based on really cheap
> production cars. If they are built to the "under
> 125 mph" rule, they can be on the track for under
> $2000. Granted, they aren't the thundering big
> cars, but they can lead to Salt Fever just as
> quickly. I raced my Geo for less than that cash
> limit. The guy next door to me has a Mustang
> mini-stocker for sale for $750, with a fairly hot
> 2.0 four and a full cage. A little changing of
> suspension, wheels, and tires and this thing
> could be run at Maxton for less than two grand.
>
> I thought about this all night last night, and I
> think creating a new class, for Spec or for kids,
> is just more headache than we (JOHN) needs. We
> might consider augmenting our 125MPH rule with a
> 135MPH and 150MPH club just like USFRA has, but I
> think anything more than that is just creating
> work.
> This is just a thought though, my mind is easily
> changed with a good arguement supporting the
> other cases proposed.
John Robinson, Mechanician
Mechanical Engineering University of Wisconsin
1513 University Ave.
Madison, Wi. 53706
608-262-3606
FAX 608-265-2316
Current World Land Speed Record Holder
Bonneville Salt Flats
H/GCC 92 cu.in. 1980 Dodge Colt
131.333 MPH set 1995
136.666 MPH set 1996
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