Moving the date two weeks earlier is not an option because of proximity conflicts with the Petit (I can see going to Don Panoz and saying, "Don, we want to run the ARRC two weeks earlier so can you move your event with 90,000 spectators to a different weekend?" :P ), our desire to work with NCR on the Goblins Go and 13-Hour weekends, plus the strange fact that it's traditionally better weather in Atlanta in early November than late October (strange but true). We also have established the second weekend in November as our traditional date and I hate to mess with that.
The 2006 schedule worked "OK", but we need to add a run group for 2007 with the addition of ITR and the desire to move the TCC cars out of the ITS group. I'm also thinking ITO will increase in its first year as an Atlanta region class (we're already getting calls from people wanting to run with us) and they're a natural to run with the TCC cars. We're also getting more and more road racing stock cars, so I expect that group to remain around 40+ cars even though we move the ITO cars out. And as I said before, if you suggest dropping the Ground-Pounders race group (SPO, GTA, LMSC) the next words out of your mouth better be "And yes, I DO volunteer to organize the event next year."
We'll look into what might be happening with Daylight Saving Time being extended. I know back in Nixon's presidency (before many of you were born) they went to year-round DST as an energy measure and soon rescinded it because parents were concerned about their kid having to wait for the school buses in the dark. And while we'd gain an hour of sunlight at the end of the day, when would the track be light enough to start in the morning?
Lots of things to consider, and I/we appreciate your (continued) input...
Butch Kummer [/b]
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