In a message dated 12/30/2006 10:59:06 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
Flowbench writes:
Oh boy... Otto, you don't have all your "facts" straight. Yes you need to be
in a club, but many have members in other states, & many clubs will let you
have someone pull your patrol (our club has members in Texas & Chicago). So
that shoots down 2 trips to So. Cal.
Now the reason El Mirage is run differently than Bonneville is because we
have a points race. We have a club championship and both bike & car champs.
They get to start first for at least 2 reasons. 1 folks were bringing their
cars
and putting them in line a week before the event (that would still make it
tough for you). 2 line up to points is fair, not unlike pit boxes in NASCAR.
It's not that your not welcome, The SCTA runs many guests each year, bring
it out and see how it does.
Sounds great! How do I join your club?
I can see skating over the meeting attendance deal but I have no problems
working and I wouldn't be comfortable having someone else pull my time. It's
not right. Besides I can work all day anyway, except for the last run of the
day! LOL
Sooooo you skated over some of my questions so I'll reiterate.
Why do you have to belong to an "approved and accepted" CA car club to run
EM?
Why is EM "private" to California car clubs only? Why can't car clubs
outside CA be on the "approved club" list?
Why do SCTA members have to work one day a year to run EM and not at
Bonneville???
I personally think it is a good idea to have a work day/member but I think
Bonneville should be included along with EM. It takes way more volunteer
effort at Bonneville just from sheer numbers of entrants.
Otto
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