well, here in phoenix, there are at least 4 vette clubs participating in
vette-only autoxing. i suppose we get 60-80 vettes (with a good 75% being
C4's) to come out, with 10-12 races/year. of those, i would guess we see no
more than 10 cars, and probably closer to 5, come out to the scca races
simply because they don't want to compete against other types for whatever
reason (snobbishness, perceived unfairness, etc).
that would be very large pool to have come out to scca. with a vette only
class, scca would instantly grow to include a lot of them. i can imagine
that there are other similar cities around the country in the same
situation.
regards,
charlie
phx, az
89 fx3 vette
94 z07 vette
96 lt4 vette
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew_Bettencourt@kingston.com
> [mailto:Andrew_Bettencourt@kingston.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 1:33 PM
> To: Isley, Jason C.
> Cc: autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Was miata????? Now C4 Vette
>
>
>
>
> Good points. Keep in mind that Chevrolet has jack-squat for
> contingency. If
> you really got down to true opinions, I bet you would find a
> few people who
> thought a Vette could truly compete. I do think that the
> RX-7 is a better car
> on Nationals type courses where it can make full power and
> torque. Smaller lots
> favor the Vette, IMHO.
>
> The bottom line is this:
>
> If the C4 isn't competitive in SS, or won't be in a couple of
> years, it should
> either be moved to AS - which is a HUGE mistake, the car is
> to fast for that
> class; there should be a C4 only class - also a big mistake
> at this point. We
> don't have any TRUE marque classes, and I don't think we
> should and truthfully,
> the demand hasn't shown itself. Or the car should die a
> peaceful death as the
> C5 gets developed. From my personal standpoint, I would like
> to see a flood of
> letters from people who don't already autox, who would start
> because there was a
> place for their C4 to play amongst other Vettes. If current
> drivers just moved
> to Vette Stock (VS), then it is a 'share-shift', further
> diluting SCCA classes.
> Street Touring was created in theory to attract a new segment
> of Soloists. I am
> willing to listen for some benefits of VS though.
>
> AB
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