Are you guys serious about the perception of ITR in the "old school" SCCA circles?
I know I am knew, but as one of the guys who got ITR up and running, I see it as absolutely necessary. We needed, badly, to class newer cars in IT.
What is the fear here? At least for a couple of seasons, I don't think you will see many ITR cars going even as fast as the top S cars.
Sometimes, the SCCA scares me.
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Let me see if I can be tactful here (and not become a version of MattBerg):
Yes. Look at the names on the ECR Committee (definitely "old school") and provide another explanation on why ITR is not part of the series. I was equally amazed when the Pro-IT Committee wanted to leave ITR out, but I think they were lumping ITR in with the ITO (ITE in the rest of the country) cars that I wanted to add to the series. I gave in on ITO, but was successful in overcoming their objections to ITR. I have no such influence over the ECR rules.
I am not knew <sic> here (just giving you crap, Jeff ), but I agree that ITR needs to happen. And if ITO takes off like I believe it will, I'll push to include it as a SARRC class eventually.
I also agree the differential between ITR & ITS will be much the same as ITS & ITA today, which means the fast ITS guys will be bitching about the mid-pack ITR guys holding them up. At least that will help deafen the whining from the fast ITA guys about the mid-pack ITS'ers.
Me, too.
Butch Kummer
Butch Kummer
Former SCCA Director of Club Racing (July 2012 - Sept 2014)
2006, 2007, 2010 SARRC GTA Champion
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