>Several people I know who go to the SVRA race have given up. They complained
>about the cost of bringing a motorhome (which everybody else lets you park
>in the paddock), crew passes, and one friend brings his dog, which they
>wouldn't allow on the track. He also complained about the surliness of track
>security personnel. Even the racers complained about the fact that there
>were too many participants and often too agressive racing.
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>I have a big problem with SVRA anyway (and it may be a bigger problem for
>all of vintage racing, since I hear HSR is even worse). They are too much
>like the SCCA "Senior Tour". Winning is a big issue and people spend tons of
>$$$ to build faster cars. Know Harry Gaunt? Ever see a 90% carbon fiber
>Porsche 356? SVRA races have more transporters in the pits than a Trans-Am!
>Then they drive them like winning is the only thing. Last fall at Summit
>Pt., after the debacle at Lime ROck (not SVRA) and the Glen, Frank Rupp gave
>a big talk about behaving on the track. Then two members of the drivers
>committee got chastised for doing dumb things (like running into
>competitors). I got run off the track twice-once by a fellow Alfa racer and
>the second time by another member of the drivers' committee.
What happened to the rule about being put on probation if you damaged
someone else's car? I would have sworn that such a rule was in place???
Gary
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