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From: "Steven Groh" <sgroh1@comcast.net>
To: "Steven Groh" <sgroh1@comcast.net>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 12:28 PM
Subject: Fw: [Fot] alternatives to the SCCA?
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steven Groh" <sgroh1@comcast.net>
> To: "Robert Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; "jimdonick"
> <whimsey1@earthlink.net>
> Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 12:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] alternatives to the SCCA?
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>>I think we're all in agreement that the squeeze-out of the smaller classes
>>at SCCA is heavily influenced by their current big business
>>infrastructure, pro racing media contracts and Mazda subsidization. Times
>>have changed, and my guess is that it's current trajectory won't change.
>>And it is painful to witness. I understand. I grew up on SCCA, my dad
>>was a two-time RE, and I watched him race at Cumberland, Dunkirk, the
>>Glen, and Marlboro in the 50's and very early 60's. I ran Formula Fords,
>>graduated to a Formula Continental, and like many others, saw the writing
>>on the wall for small-bore and open-wheel cars, too. It came down to a
>>not-very-palatable choice - invest another 30K in a Zetec conversion so I
>>could at least rely on running the FC Cooper Series in addition to SCCA,
>>or cut the bleeding and go back to the future and run Vintage. Hard
>>decision to lose 20K on the sale of the FC, but it was the right one. I
>>chose SVRA because every vintage sanctioning body, and every vintage
>>driver I spoke to respected them. They became the standard that I built
>>my car to, and now that I have raced under their banner, I, for one,
>>couldn't be happier. Yes, it cost a ton to make the change, but to me, it
>>was worth it. Now my dad's watching me. And once again, it's a family
>>event. It's a shame that SCCA has ceased to be a "family", but a blessing
>>that SVRA (not to leave out VRG, VSCCA and others) are indeed a family.
>>Some things you just can't put a price on.
>>
>> There are choices out there. Changing SVRA to accommodate SCCA isn't one
>> of them in my humble opinion.
>>
>> Steve Groh
>> 63 Spitfire
>> SVRA 393
>>
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