Just curious and not disagreeing with you...Where are you from?
SM is growing quickly in our area (Snake River Region, Boise, Idaho),
but we have a fair number of Mod cars too, and these are mainly people
who have been in the sport for a long time. We also get a fairly well
rounded group of stock and SP cars but have no Prepared cars. Only
have one occasional F125. The point being that it varies from region to region.
Scott Troyer
AS#71
Leland F Nichols wrote:
> Let's see. The autocross club I'm a member of has run six events in 2002.
> We have averaged 103 entries per event.
> At those six events we've had entries in 26 SCCA classes.
> SM has 2nd greatest # of entries
> SM2 has 3rd greatest # of entries
> F125 has 12th greatest # of entries (note that this puts it in the top
>half...)
>
> classes with fewer entries than F125:
> AS, ES, HS, STX
> ASP, BSP, ESP, FSP
> CP, DP, EP, FP
> AM (one gentleman, has entered one of six events)
> CM (one gentleman, has entered three of six events)
>
> classes with no (zero, 0) entries this year:
> AP, BP
> BM, DM, EM, FM
>
> So, to summarize, at my local autocross club, SM2 & F125 have posted more
> entries than four stock classes, four street prepared classes, *all* prepared
> classes, and *all* other modified classes, yet as I understand it, both SM2 &
> F125 are on the Solo 2 chopping block as far as the SCCA is concerned. Does
> this confuse anyone other than me?
>
> I understand that my club's entry list might not be reflective of other clubs,
> or of SCCA national events, but when I read postings from/by SCCA board
> members/employees that SM2 and F125 just aren't showing enough regional
> support, let alone national support, and compare with my personal experience,
>I
> become confused (as mentioned above).
>
> A question that I have regarding the addition of these classes is "What is the
> big deal about adding them?" The SCCA has now entered into a partnership with
> the WKA. Yet the SCCA believes it appropriate to consider denying karts an
> official Solo 2 class? At our club, SM & SM2 have more entries than any SP
> class. So, since SM is approved, what's the rationale for denying SM2? If
> it's solely numbers, I'd like to point out that we have essentially zero A-F
> Mod participation. We have two cars that have entered four events total
> between them, out of six classes. Yet A-F Mod are still in, while SM2 & F125
> are potentially out. I did some math. Now I'm still confused.
>
> Still confused,
>
> Lee Nichols
> E Stock Mazda Miata owner/driver
> _____________________
> Note that the contents of this post are mine and mine alone, as are the
> opinions, implications, etc, etc.
> Lee.Nichols@morpho.com
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