On Fri, 28 Dec 2001, Steve Budde wrote:
> Speaking of the Secret Car Club of America, I see that there are others
> out there that are dissatisfied with this national organization. I have
> a few ideas for you. First, I tried them when I wanted to go racing with
> the same car I drove to work everyday. A coworker told me about this
> thing called Autocross. When I called a number for the local area SCCA
> (Chicago) the first question that they asked me was "what kind of car do
> you drive?" I told him that I had an Impala SS. The SS was still in
> production at the time so it was a current car. I was told that SCCA was
> for sports cars only and sports cars have 2 doors. That was the end of
> the conversation.
FWIW, that would have be right around the time I joined and started
autocrossing with the Chicago Region. Nobody minded my big 4-door sedan
then, and nobody minded my huge Subaru *wagon* this or last year.
There are a few regularly-autocrossed pickup trucks around here.
> I have been a member of MC now for 5 years and have learned that all
> regions of the SCCA are different. Some friends that belong to a
> different SCCA region were shocked by my treatment but not surprised.
Not only are regions different, people within regions are too. I can't
imagine who you talked to on the phone, but I can say I've never met
anyone like that in 5+ years as a member. That's not to say that attitude
never existed; in the 50s not only did you have to own a 'sportscar' to be
a member, you had to be interviewed(!).
I've also been a Midwestern Council club member, and I'd be
hard-pressed to tell the difference between the people unless they were
wearing club hats.
All I can say is "I'm sorry" for whomever that original contact was.
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