Come to Albuquerque, September 9-10 for our a;; british weekend. we'd have
the track to ourselves, with almost unlimited track time..............Henry
Morrison
----- Original Message -----
From: quinlake <quinlake@netnitco.net>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 6:05 AM
Subject: THE SILENT MAJORITY SPEAKS
> SURVEY RESPONSE-
>
> THE DETERMINING FACTOR FOR A GATHERING IS GOING TO BE AVAILABILITY OF THE
> TRACK. HERE IN THE MIDWEST THE TRACKS ARE SPOKEN FOR ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND
> FROM APRIL TILL OCTOBER. IT WILL TAKE SOME DOING TO FIND A DATE THAT IS
> ACCEPTAPLE TO THE GROUP. THE NEXT PROBLEM TO OVERCOME IS THE TRACK RENTAL
> FEE. CURRENTLY GINGERMANN IS GOING FOR APPROX 7000.OO A WEEKEND. INORDER
TO
> RESERVE A DATE DEPOSIT WILL HAVE TO BE PLACED, PROBABLY 1000.00. HAVING
THE
> EVENT DURING THE WEEK WOULD SAVE CONSIDERABLE DOLLARS ON TRACK RENTAL AND
OPEN
> UP THE TIME FRAME CONSIDERABLY.
>
> I THINK HAVING A GATHERING OF THE FAITHFUL WITH ANOTHER EVENT IS A GOOD
> POSSIBILITY. NO SANE ORGANIZATION WOULD TURN DOWN 30 PLUS ENTRANTS FOR
ANY
> RACE WEEKEND. THIS WOULD ACCOMODATE THE RACERS BUT LEAVE THE SOLO GROUP
OUT
> IN THE COLD.
>
> RULES ARE ANOTHER PROBLEM. WITH THE VARIOUS VINTAGE GROUPS THERE ARE AS
MANY
> SETS OF RULES OR LACK THEREOF AS THERE ARE CLUBS. I WOULD THINK THAT IT
WOULD
> BE A RUN WHAT YOU BRUNG WOULD BE THE ONLY VIABLE SOLUTION UNTIL THE GROUP
> COULD DECIDE WHAT IT WANTS. A SINGLE SET OF VINTAGE RULES THAT EVERYONE
> SUBSCRIBED TO WOULD BE NICE.
>
> HAVING AN EVENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE VTR NATIONAL CONVENTION WOULD BE
THE
> BEST OPTION. PROBABLY A TWO DAY PERFORMANCE ORIENTED MEET BEFORE THE
> CONVENTION CONVENED WOULD BE THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR MOST OF THE GROUP TO
> ATTEND. THE VOLVO CLUB IS HAVING THEIR NATIONAL CONVENTION AT WATKINS
GLEN
> THIS YEAR.
>
> YES I WOULD TRY AND PLAN TO ATTEND AND RACE MY TR 3
> YES I WOULD TRY AND DONATE TIME TOWARDS THE EVENT.
> CENTRALLY LOCATED WOULD BE A PLUS FOR EVERONE.
> TO RUN A RACE YOU NEED TWO THINGS RULES & MONEY.
> GINGERMANN WOULD BE A PERFECT TRACK CENTRALLY LOCATED, LOTS OF RUNOFF AREA
AND
> IN A NEAT TOWN.
> I CAN NEGOTIATE WITH THE OWNER DAN SCHNITTA IF THE GROUP WANTS TO RACE
THERE.
>
> TX
> JEFF JANKIEWICZ
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