Dennis,
Now I'm not a competitive autocrosser, I could care less
about winning Nationals. I just like to drive.
But I have always found National Tours and Divisionals
to be lots of fun. There's a different feeling there, kind of
a bigness and buzz that's missing at regional events.
Usually the courses are awesome and so challenging. You get to
meet new people from all over, and many of them are people
you'll read about later. Many of them you might care to see again,
though there are some real jerks there, too. The nice ones are
primed to have a good time, so you do too. You get a two-day
or three-day period so some of the stresses are gone. And the
events are so well run that it's pleasant for workers, I think --
you don't have to worry about getting a three hour run group
in the hot sun. The party and dinner is always pleasant and
relaxing, or usually. You might get to spend some time with
people you see at every event and get to know them a lot better.
You find a lot of really nice people that way, and you can
see them again at every event.
If you are a really competitive driver you get to see where you
really are in the pecking order. If you just like to run, you learn
some lessons about lines techniques and car setup (maybe seeing
just how far you can legally stretch the rules).
Or that's how it has been for me. Pity I don't have a car this
year : -{
Jerry Mouton mailto:jerry@moutons.org Laissez les bons temps rouler!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Hale" <dhale_510@yahoo.com>
To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 6:46 AM
Subject: Re: Tour and "pro" solo events
> It is not shameful to find these events not fun. They
> are overhyped and simply not much fun for some of us.
> There is nothing wrong with that. The low entry count
> may just show this.
> The year I was membership chief for the region gave me
> a lot of input from folks about what they found
> lacking in the club. Lots of folks wanted an ombudsman
> to air their problems to. Those problems have been
> denied everytime I have brought them up with anyone in
> SCCA who ought to care. Membership chief's job is to
> sell, not satisfy the "customer".
> Or has something changed in the programs and the way
> they are run since I too ran away? [This is your
> chance to either flame me away again or try some
> customer satisfaction selling...]
>
> =====
> Dennis Hale
> Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness
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