Greg,
You speculation is not quite right. You might want to talk to SVRA. Jack's
understanding is correct.
SVRA dropped Road America first, for financial reasons, and THEN added the
Jefferson 500 to fill the void.
Regards,
Mark Palmer
>From: Gregory_Schulz@mil-elect-tool.com
>Reply-To: Gregory_Schulz@mil-elect-tool.com
>To: vinttr4@geneseo.net
>CC: vintage-race@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Road America
>Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 15:20:50 -0600
>
>Uncle Jack -
>IMHO, it's not entirely certain that SVRA left RA solely due to increased
>track
>costs.
>Please remember that SVRA picked up a track date somewhere out East (VA?)
>to put on a much higher profile event involving Brian Redman's race
>promotions.
>
>RA appears to be in good financial health. Untold millions of dollars have
>been
>spent on upgrading the track and facilities over the last decade. The
>actual
>number
>escapes me now, but I've seen it and it's respectable! (When they can
>remodel a
>fairly new - and modern - VIP/Media center so it looks more like the other
>rural
>farm
>buildings on the property, well... they're not cutting corners to reduce
>expenses...
>the bank account must be healthy.)
>
>While losing a May vintage race date, they picked up a larger (spectator)
>date
>in
>July with the Grand American Road Racing Series. This new date also marks
>the
>return of the "Road America 500", which will include International Sports
>Racing
>World Cup cars along with the varied Grand Am classes.
>
>A nice trade-off? Probably.
>
>Losing a lesser motorcycle date may well be offset by the addition of a
>much
>bigger
>International motorcycle event. This does not bode well for cycle racers
>like
>your
>friends (who have now lost a Midwestern event), but it does appear that the
>cards
>are being played so that the track will be around for another 5 decades.
>
>Later,
>
>Greg
>'58 Bugeye
>Cedarburg, WI
>
>
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