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To all, I apologize for resurrecting an old thread, but I saw some things here that I thought bore revision.

Just prior to the 1990 SCCA National Convention, I was asked by Doug Reed, who was...

Rules?

Since this event cannot be part of the Area 4/Great Lakes Division Regional Championship Series (because not all series classes are eligible for this event), you are not bound by the rules...

Problem has been fixed.

Also, the June date at Mid Ohio has been changed to a Restricted Regional in conjunction with the National on Saturday and Sunday of that weekend.

The final GLDiv...

Guys, we have an update from the Scheduling Rep, but it has a small error, so I'm not going to post it until that's cleared up. Should have something in a day or two.

Bob Burns, Site Administrator...

I tend to agree.

What justification is there for two sanction numbers? This event most likely won't be part of any series, so getting two finishes or double points won't apply. On the other hand,...

Todd, the lap records for Mid Ohio can be found on the Great Lakes web site. The ITS and ITA lap records are only 0.06 sec apart.

The philosophy used for a long time by San Francisco Region was...

For purposes of this event, I disagree.

The SCCA rules for determining qualifying positions at a National race are pretty well cast in stone and at a Double National, there must be separate...

Interesting. GCR 9.1.3.E. prohibits classifying station wagons in IT, but I can't find a definition of station wagon in the GCR. The EPA classifies the Scion xA as a "Subcompact Car" and the xB as a...

Not exactly.

The xB is a brick. The xA is swoopier. Both use the same mechanicals.

Bob...

Andy is correct that more sessions means less overall track time because of the turn-over time between sessions. There are ways to address that. For one, you can make it clear to the competitors that...

Andy, in your mind, where does the Scion xA (1500cc, 103hp, 101 lb-ft, 2340 lbs curb) fit? Or is it too slow for even ITC?

Granted, the low end of today's car market may be real sh*t boxes, but so...

The TENTATIVE GLDiv schedule for next year can be found at the GLDiv web site.

Bob...

Interesting thread.

For those of you who don't know me, here's part of the long, boring story of my SCCA life: I have dabbled in IT since the late 80's. Back then, when IT was young, I saw some...

Let's try to do some failure analysis. I used to break input shafts for a living when I worked in the Test Department at Allison Transmission, so I do have some experience in this area.

Did the...

Unsafe? Maybe. The backstraight at IRP is a scary place. Concrete on one side and a chain-link fence on the other. And at the end is a turn that can either make or break your race. I never felt...

There's an election going on in SCCA's Area 4 (Ohio, Kentucky, parts of West Virginia, Michigan's LP, and Indiana).

The candidates are:

Rusty Bell (Rusty's intro letter)

Larry Dent (Larry's...

The BoD is generally reluctant to approve a significant change to our member-oriented competition programs without time for member input. Consequently, the timing of this may become critical.
...

At least one of whom is listening.

Bob Burns
Area 4 Director (interim)
former Comp Board member
former ITAC chairman
email: area4scca (at) rlburns.net

Standing in front of the tower, I think. Terrence had called a quick meeting of the stewards to try to figure out a solution to yet another delay from the guys on the oval and then the rain came...in...

Yep. When I joined the SCCA in 1978, there were 6 2-day Regionals (double regionals were unheard of in CenDiv back then), 2 Nationals, and a 2-day Drivers School at IRP.

Bob...

I agree.

Back when we were running Rabbits in Showroom Stock (early 1980s), we drove over to Royal, Illinois, a couple of times to get tires mounted and shaved on the spot. Spending a Saturday...

Yeah, I was in a black GTI.

I work for Johnson Controls. Our automotive interiors group does a lot of work for Toyota. I work for the controls group and ran the temperature controls installation...

Thirteen years later, we cross paths again.

Yeah, I was in an 8-valve GTI (back then, they were in ITA). You in your Corolla GTS, a guy in a Jody Lift-prepared 16-valve Scirocco, and me qualified...

David Spinnetti? Toyota Corolla GTS? From somewhere around Detroit?

It's been a long time, but did you run a drivers school/regional at IRP in 1992?

Bob...

If you are expecting the GT engine/chassis classifications to reflect reality, you are racing in the wrong category. In GT2-4, it is geneally the engine that receives the competition adjustments, not...