[Shotimes] OT: Ebay discount coupons

[Donald Mallinson]

Solo 1 has a top speed limit, 50 or 60 mph, depends on the track, but 
supposed to be never above about 60 or so.  If the Solo 1 is run on a 
real race track, then cones, chicanes etc should be used to keep speeds 
lower than possible on the raw track.

Solo 1 is just a faster soloII.  Speed limits are higher (don't have my 
SCCA book handy or I would try to get details on both).  Still just one 
car at a time (although both events can have more than one car on the 
track at a time, they are never to be in the same general space at one 
time!).

They have SoloII events at Blackhawk Farms all the time, that was my 
first experience with a real racetrack, and there they didn't put out 
any cones to slow you, because it was a solo II.  I had a Mazda RX7 
(first gen) and looped it on the first corner of my first lap!   Got my 
first "off" out of the way quick, and finished the day without another one.

Don Mallinson

Ron Porter wrote:

>I have been under the (obviously mistaken) impression that both Solo 1 and
>Solo 2 were auto-x events. Even the descriptions on the SCCA site are not
>that clear, although I just looked again, and the Solo 1 description, quoted
>from their site (I'll leave out my "sic" comment) is:
>
>"it's your against the clock, one driver at a time. Events take place on
>race tracks, old airports, even up mountains."
>
>In the past, I never caught the "track" part. I admit that they should write
>their PR stuff for potential members who want to understand, not for current
>members who they think know all of this stuff.
>
>I must admit that I have developed a slightly negative attitude against the
>SCCA over the past 20+ years or so. No, none of it is from personal
>experience, but it is all from second-hand experience (from folks who
>are/were involved). In reality, the PCA is much the same way, but from
>first-hand experience with them, I accept the good stuff and ignore the
>rest, as I was never that closely involved with them (other than the local
>PCA Chapters, which are good/bad purely because of the local folks
>involved).
>
>Hmmmm....all stuff to think about!!
>
>Thanks!!
>
>Ron Porter
>
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