Very good points.
We'd love to be able to put on ProSolo type events. The trouble we face is not
having a suitable site. I don't think we'd have a problem buying the equipment
but it's hard to justify unless you have a good site and are assured you'll have
that site for a long while.
And as you say, because we can't that means a lot of people will never be
exposed to it.
Just piggy-backing onto the points you've raised I'm wondering if approaching
this at a divisional level might be workable. Certainly the divisional sites
I've seen have been suitable for ProSolo, and if there was enough interest I
don't imagine it would be too difficult to raise money to obtain equipment. For
example I would be all for chipping in with say the Texas and Houston regions if
it meant that we could put on a ProSolo type event each year. And I think that
could be a stepping stone towards hosting a true ProSolo event.
I do think that ProSolo stands a better chance of surviving if it can be brought
to the masses (so to speak) as opposed to raising it to a level that many might
feel is beyond their reach. It's tough enough (and expensive enough) being
competitive in Solo II. If that bar gets raised higher for a "professional"
ProSolo series it will only push people away IMO.
Greg
'05 Spokes Pres.
'00 Miata SM2 79
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Brown [mailto:rickracer@quixnet.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 7:53 PM
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> Subject: Re: [evolution-disc.] Re: The ProSolo Driver's Manifesto
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> One big problem getting more interest is the fact that ProSolo events only
> come into limited areas and only once a year. The exposure level is low.
> Local regions don't have the specialized equipment/software to do it as a
> local event. We (CalClub) have put on a couple of practices where we faked
> it - mirror courses with separate timing systems, but no light tree and just
> started by a waved flag. But the participants still enjoyed it. Now if
> JACircuits or one of the others came up with a mod to their timers to allow
> timing of two courses, etc., you might see more interest. We have a local
> person working on an add on to our timers to control a light tree and send a
> start pluse to two JACircuits just for a practice event prior to our local
> ProSolo next year. Don't know if it will do red light, or other features,
> but we'll see.
>
> I think there needs to be a way to get more local exposure on a low key
> level if you want the series to survive. I really enjoy the format, but
> only ever ran all available events one year. My budget doesn't really allow
> for extensive travel.
>
> Rick Brown
> F125
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