Way to go Lee P.V.R
----- Original Message -----
From: <LMR356@aol.com>
To: <pkrause@attglobal.net>; <vintage-race-digest@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: 10ths and VMC
> In a message dated 3/31/01 9:31:50 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> pkrause@attglobal.net writes:
>
>
> > Hello all from beautiful, cold and snowy Denver, where the Vintage
> > Motorsport Council is meeting. Film at 11...
> >
> >
>
> I for one would like to see the film at 11! The VMC could be invaluable
> "clearing house" to us all..but seems like just an excuse to have a social
> gathering on someone else's dime once a year. I gave up my VMC
membership
> after 5 years....when I got maybe one or two mailings...which said very
> little... except that everyone was having a great time
together...discussing
> 10/10th driving and why cheating has escalated in the vintage ranks.
What
> else is new?
>
> I was a VMC member affiliated through the VSCCA, the oldest of the
vintage
> racing groups....a racing group that has yet to recognize the need for 1)
> any type of required medical exam for a driver 2) updated Snell helmets
> still sanctions a Snell 85 SA), 3) no date checks on safety
belts/harnesses
> could be from 6-15 years old) 4) no requirement for arm restraints in an
> open wheel car. 5) No mandatory roll bars..only recommended). 6) no
> mandatory fuel cells...only recommended. Yikes.....when is their luck
> going to run out?
>
> When I first started vintage racing in 1984...perhaps some of the above
might
> have been acceptable for the period...but time has certainly marched on
15
> years plus) and one would have to be an absolute fool to actually go
wheel
> to wheel with those standards. Fortunately most drivers have a medical,
have
> a roll bar, have a fuel cell and race in other organizations which require
> belts to be replace every 5 years.
>
> Too bad...I really like the VSCCA...but worry about the liability issues
and
> who/what I am actually racing against. For that reason, I have limited
my
> racing with the VSCCA to just a few selected low keyed events.
>
> Peter...I am also a VDCA member, so why not open your mouth as my
> representative (I know you are not a shy individual) and read my letter
to
> the group ...for a response? Perhaps there are others out there that
feel
> the way I do too? BTW: I'm a big boy...and can take a rebuttal!
>
> Peter, have a nice time....and enjoy!
>
>
> Lee Raskin, Esquire
> Brooklandville, MD
> Arnolt-Bristol and 356ers
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