Which, of course, means that the local Powers That Be scheduled six races in 8 weekends over June and July. With a flagging economy.
Have we learned NOTHING over the last couple of years...?
Yes comrade the PTB in five Regions, at 5 different tracks all within 7 states scheduled 6 races all within 400 miles of each other. Where is the central planning bureau?
dick patullo
ner scca IT7 Rx7
I have to take June off after spending over $2500 last month on racing. Where'd it go?
Racing and track schedules are rarely the product of what you want as much as "this is what you get, take it or some other sanctioning body will."
Tom Sprecher
Jeremy Billiel
Well not to pick on Greg, well that is fun too, but it kills me when I here statements like that. I am a rabid capitalist and having regions compete for entries makes for a better product. Look at the great formats some of the regions are coming up with to give us the best racing they can. I can remember when no one had heard of a double. Without this kind of competition and innovation all our races would be like a single national is now.
By the way Loudon to Millville is over 400 mile and the Glen is over 300 from either. At NHMS on Memorial Day there was something like 220 cars and over 90 percent were from New England, a few from upstate NY, a couple from NJ ….. and of course Joe. :026:
dick patullo
ner scca IT7 Rx7
Dick, I love you. No, seriously. No, dude, really...
I'm a rabid capitalist too, comrade, but unfortunately one of the results of true competition is not only improved product but eventual departure from the market of the ones that fail. In the case of our club - no really a free market competition, given defined markets and controls - I don't see failure of events as necessarily A Good Thing.
And, I differ a bit in your conclusions; I think the improvements in the weekend formats are more of a result of improved driver feedback to the regions than competition. But, I recognize the possibility.
Just sayin' that this can't go on forever; most club racers cannot afford to travel hundreds of miles every weekend to compete at all events, and that the market of amateur club racers is finite (and in some cases dwindling in size). Eventually someone will have to depart this "competitive market"...ergo, competition between regions is not necessarily a good thing. - GA
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