I echo Andy's message. These events are way too much fun to miss and are
very much worth the extra effort to get signed up. That they are so close by
makes it even better.
On the other hand, I wonder if the national office isn't a bit behind since
I sent in my entry on the 17th and it has yet to show up on the entry list.
Pete Mottaz
>From: Andy McKee <andrewmckee@yahoo.com>
>To: Bay Area Autox <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Tour Entry Update
>Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 11:34:29 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Well, if you look at the Atwater Tour entry list the SCCA website, you'll
>see
>that we're only at 145 entries.
>
>http://www.scca.org/amateur/solo2/nat_tour/2002/atwater/entry.html
>
>The National office is still processing the forms from the last couple
>days,
>but that should only raise the number to 175 or so. On the current entry
>list,
>it looks like maybe 50 or so Bay Area people are willing to make the "trek"
>to
>Atwater. I guess more people would rather run a local event at Stockton
>than
>compete against fellow autoxers from Washington, Oregon, SoCal, Arizona,
>Colorado, etc. on a large concrete site in Atwater.
>
>Just in case you are still planning on going and don't want to pay the late
>fee, today is the last day to fax in your entry (without the late fee).
>Starting tomorrow, it costs $20 more. Here's the link just in case you
>forgot...
>
>http://www.scca.org/amateur/solo2/nat_tour/entryform.html
>
>We asked SCCA to provide some local classes to run in, so they allowed
>BSP-V,
>OSP, and a street tire class for novices. While BSP-V has about 5 entries
>right now, OSP and the street tire class don't have any.
>
>I'm trying not to be too negative in this post, but it's just a little
>embarrassing to be a "Jumbo" region with 340 entrant local events, yet not
>be
>able to have good attendance at a Tour or Divisional when it's a couple
>hours
>away. I wouldn't expect every one to be able to make it, but that is
>usually
>offset by the number of people from other regions who drive anywhere from
>6-16
>hours to make the event.
>
>While it does take some effort and resources to go and run the Tour in
>Atwater,
>this really is your one "convenient" chance to see what Nationals is like.
>With the kind of attendance we are seeing so far, this chance may not come
>again next year. Hopefully alot of entries are just pouring in really
>really
>last minute.
>
>If you haven't already, send in your entry TODAY! Actually, with all the
>cool
>raffle prizes Vic Sias has put together (you get one free raffle ticket
>with
>your entry) maybe it's a good thing not so many are going. I could use a
>set
>of free tires, even if they are Kumhos.
>
>-Andy
>Tour Co-Chair
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