Dennis/Peggy,
Unfortunately I was working a 80+ hr./wk project when you guys did the
solo trials :(. Given the chance again to time trial on a road course
in a Solo2 Class, like Street Touring, and enough time to plan I'd
support up to 9 events for a season. That likely means I'd have to give
up Solo2 due to time constraints but that's my personal problem.
What I'm not prepared to do is install a roll cage, fire system and fuel
cell in my Street Touring car. If such mods are required for solo
trials or open track I'm sticking with parking lots (unless I win the
lottery, of course).
Thanks for supporting Sunday's Street School... had a blast, just
couldn't catch that 400 bhp Porsche on the straights ;).
Barry - http://www.geocities.com/fourdsport/Modicar_Maxima.jpg
Dennis Hale wrote:
> Yes Peggy and Dennis tried to put on a solo1, well
> actually solo trials, event at Thunderhill a year and
> a half ago. We spent two years setting it up. Actually
> we spent over 5 years on this idea, anyone remember
> Byron Short's 'tude with us over the first WRITTEN
> proposal that we submitted? We got it tucked into a
> streetschool to control the costs, had it on Labor
> Day, seemingly a good time. Promoted it to the solo2
> community thinking as you that it would be a fun
> extension of the sport.
> No one showed up.
> Not one single autocrosser from the lot of over 1000.
> Boy was I wrong about something! We now have zero
> credibility on this subject and will not be allowed to
> try again.
>
> It would seem with 25 autocrosses a year the average
> SFR autocrosser quite has their plate full and will
> not support new activities. The same goes for a
> roadracer. Call it too successful if you want but
> folks are happy with their program and do not want
> more. If you want a solo1 or solo trials or even a
> monthly autocross school program here you will have to
> grow it from new stock, do the hard work, be patient.
> Crossovers, yuppies, and malcontents will not do the
> deed. Never have. Solo1 died because it had too small
> of a dedicated solo1 group and tried to cater to
> roadracer crossovers who did not care to keep the
> program going. SCCA rules requiring 500 dollar
> 'jammies didn't help much either. I don't think this
> is entirely the doing of the RE.
>
> This reality is exactly what has led to the emergence
> and success of NASA, Green Flag, et al. These guys
> just wanted to do something different and went off and
> made it happen. Life is better for it. It is in no way
> a bad thing. Neither SCCA nor any other group "needs"
> to do things differently. If they are impractical they
> will go away, ala solo1. If they are in touch, they
> will grow until they have no time for new things.
>
> I think this is where we began this discussion.
>
> =====
> Dennis Hale
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