> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Steczkowski <stecz@Crossroads.com>
> To: Pat Kelly <lollipop@ricochet.net>; dvickrey@camelbackra.com
> <dvickrey@camelbackra.com>
> Cc: 'Auto-x' <autox@autox.team.net>
> Date: Monday, February 01, 1999 3:58 PM
> Subject: RE: Road Racers vs Autocrossers
>
>
> >One thing I'm considering is road racing with one of the
> Marque clubs (PCA,
> >since I currently own a Porsche). They race with basically
> the same rules
> as
> >the vintage clubs, that is, if you have contact, you're on
> probation for 13
> >months, and if you have another contact while on probation, you're
> suspended
> >for 13 months. It deters the bumper cars that go on in SS
> and IT. I need to
> >do some more research, but that's what I'm thinking about doing.
> >
>
>
> Also check what their safety requirements are. Some marque
> clubs are very
> loose. May seem nice at the time, but personally I wouldn't
> go on a race
> track with others without proper safety stuff. Even Solo I
> requires full
> race suit, up to date helmet and roll bar in closed cars and
> cage in open
> ones. May seem extreme to some, but at race speed with other
> cars (and
> often less than proficient drivers in club events) all it
> takes is one oops
> with another car or some immovable object and it's all over.
In PCA, you only need a roll bar for the lower classes (kind of makes sense
since contact is a no-no), but If I decide to do it, I'm going to install a
cage. I have all of the fire gear.
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