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Re: How does a region foster nationally competitive drivers?

To: "Robert Glover" <rob@f-body.org>, "Paul Foster" <pfoster@gdi.net>
Subject: Re: How does a region foster nationally competitive drivers?
From: "Steve Hoult" <stevehoult@home.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 15:04:36 -0500
> > Kevin Stevens wrote:
> > >
> > > SFR SCCA has allowed unlimited passengers for at least the last three
years.
> >
> > Wow. That's great! Then my vote is definitely for SFR as the place to
> > learn!
> >
> > But how many passengers can I fit in my 944 Turbo??? Does everybody need
> > a separate lap belt? Or can you sit on someone's lap?
>
> Heh, funny you should ask.  In SFR, it's not unusual for Impala SS drivers
> to take FOUR additional passengers (all with helmets, of course).

Nashville has a fairly competitive group and several national champions. But
in counterbalance to that we also have "Team Avis" who seems to show up
every so often with the rental car of the weekend with 2 or three drivers
and several passengers. No they aren't competitive, but they do try hard and
they learn a lot (a lot more then the rental place that keeps renting them
cars to flog!).

How many regions out there have their own "SPEC" car that they rent at
events to members? I've read where one region had a "Spec Pinto" that they
rented for $10/day/person and it was a huge success.

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