One small correction. Substitute the words "Bill Johnson" in for "Jim
McKamey" in Steve's message below.
Besides being a fabulous car constructor, driver and teacher, McKamey's
other claim to fame was his involvement with "Pro AutoX" (aka PAX), and the
Portage Grand Prix. The PAX index was invented to produce a single overall
event (and series) winner. My memory is vague on all of this, so someone
else wil likely have more details.
--Andy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Hoelscher [mailto:stevehh@hiwaay.net]
> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 9:35 PM
> To: Mike Shields; Andy Hollis
> Cc: Evolution; 'autox mailing list'
> Subject: Re: [evolution-disc.] Re: Complaint about STU ProSolo index
>
>
>
> Mike Shields wrote:
> >
> > Why? Why doesn't the SEB do the work on Pro Solo? Why is it left to a
> > single person to make all the decisions (classing, operational issues,
> > etc). Surely the Solo Director (and used to be Road Rally, not sure how
> > that works now) has more than enough to do without trying to be "The
> > (Wo)Man" for ProSolo?
>
> Well, a little history may be in order here. SCCA bought Pro
> Solo from Jim
> KcKamey in the late 1980s. It was, as it is now, a stand alone
> series with
> its own unique set of rules. It wasn't then, and never has been,
> a part of
> Solo II (which is run by the SEB). SCCA has always run Pro Solo like its
> other Pro Racing venues, as a stand alone series with a single manager.
> Right or wrong, that how it has been operated.
>
> Whether or not Pro Solo _should_ be run by the SEB is obviously a subject
> that can be debated. I would suggest that if you think Pro Solo
> should fall
> under the SEB then you should write your BoD rep asking for that
> change. It
> is the BoD that make such decisions.
>
> Note: the above is not an official position of the SEB.
>
> Steve Hoelscher
> #84 ESP
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