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Subject: [Fot] Fw: alternatives to the SCCA?
From: "Steven Groh" <sgroh1@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 12:33:03 -0400
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Subject: Fw: [Fot] alternatives to the SCCA?


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> From: "Steven Groh" <sgroh1@comcast.net>
> To: "Robert Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; "jimdonick" 
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> Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 12:23 PM
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>>I think we're all in agreement that the squeeze-out of the smaller classes 
>>at SCCA is heavily influenced by their current big business 
>>infrastructure, pro racing media contracts and Mazda subsidization. Times 
>>have changed, and my guess is that it's current trajectory won't change. 
>>And it is painful to witness.  I understand.  I grew up on SCCA, my dad 
>>was a two-time RE, and I watched him race at Cumberland, Dunkirk, the 
>>Glen, and Marlboro in the 50's and very early 60's.  I ran Formula Fords, 
>>graduated to a Formula Continental, and like many others, saw the writing 
>>on the wall for small-bore and open-wheel cars, too.  It came down to a 
>>not-very-palatable choice - invest another 30K in a Zetec conversion so I 
>>could at least rely on running the FC Cooper Series in addition to SCCA, 
>>or cut the bleeding and go back to the future and run Vintage.  Hard 
>>decision to lose 20K on the sale of the FC, but it was the right one.  I 
>>chose SVRA because every vintage sanctioning body, and every vintage 
>>driver I spoke to respected them.  They became the standard that I built 
>>my car to, and now that I have raced under their banner, I, for one, 
>>couldn't be happier.  Yes, it cost a ton to make the change, but to me, it 
>>was worth it.  Now my dad's watching me.  And once again, it's a family 
>>event.  It's a shame that SCCA has ceased to be a "family", but a blessing 
>>that SVRA (not to leave out VRG, VSCCA and others) are indeed a family. 
>>Some things you just can't put a price on.
>>
>> There are choices out there.  Changing SVRA to accommodate SCCA isn't one 
>> of them in my humble opinion.
>>
>> Steve Groh
>> 63 Spitfire
>> SVRA 393
>>

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