Mark,
Now I'm confused. Would a Monoposto legal formula Ford be able to race the
second weekend at Schenley Park? (Note: you stipulate "all formula cars" for
weekend #1, but say "FJr" for weekend #2). In a way it's a mute point because
(1) I'm on the west coast and (2) I'll be on Lake Powell for a couple weeks in
July. However, if I'm asking the question there must be at least a dozen
others out there thinking it.
With regard to Charles' reluctance to enter let me explain something occurring
'out west'. Steve Earle puts on 'the Big Three' out here: Wine Country
Classic, Monterey Historics and Coronado GP. Even though Monoposto regulates
formula Ford you'll not see a formula Ford at any of Steve's (General Racing)
events. Why? Because he feels formula Ford drivers are "overly aggressive and
take unnecessary chances", and he doesn't like formula Ford.
I understand Charles' reluctance. If Steve were to offer an entry to me to
'the big 3' just because I'm such a "nice guy and bitch'n dude" I would be
forced to turn him down. I won't 'play in any sandboxes' where I feel I'm a
'second class citizen'; whether the feeling is real or imagined.
Someday I hope to participate in a 'street event', but until that day.......
every hope that your event comes off safe and smooth.
Carl
Lotus 61 formula Ford
----- Original Message -----
Subject: RE: PVGPA Historic Races
CHARLES!!!
This is NOT the event you tried to enter years ago ... this is a NEW event
and your SAAB is welcome!
If you still have Ralph's e-mail, try to re-read it ... if not, let me
clarify. There are now TWO SEPARATE RACE EVENTS that are both part of the
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix "Speed Week".
Race Weekend #1: July 9-10 at BeaveRun Race Track, this is a new track
about 40 minutes north of Pittsburgh, it is a dedicated road-racing course,
modern design, very safe, lots of run-off, etc This event is being called
"the PVGPA's Historic Races (at BeaveRun)". We have FIVE VRG race groups at
this event, plus one VSCCA race group. This event is open to all vintage
race cars up through 1972 -- including sedans like your SAAB, also Volvo's,
Datsuns, Mustangs, Camaro's, etc and of course all production sports cars
such as MG, Corvette, Cobra, Healey, Alfa, Porsche, plus we have classes for
all formula cars and sports-racing cars through 1972.
Race Weekend #2 is the July 15-16 event at Schenley Park. VSCCA is handling
the race groups there. I believe they have one race group for 1960-1964
sports cars, or any pre-1960 non-VSCCA cars, and of course there are
multiple race groups for VSCCA cars (Pre-war, post-war sports, FJr, etc).
Chuck (and everyone else on this list), one of the main reasons that the
Historic Races were created, was to give people like you a chance to
participate ... PVGPA has always been interested in the later cars, the
sedans, the big-bore cars that could not run at Schenley Park. To solve
that problem, PVGPA created the Historic Races at the BeaveRun track, where
all kinds of vintage cars can safely race. It's not a matter of PVGPA
changing their minds on your car, the fact is that now we finally have a
venue where we can accomodate the later cars that always wanted to
participate. I hope you'll join us!
P.S. I already have one SAAB entered, a '68 Sonnett
Mark Palmer
VRG Event Chairman, PVGPA Historics at BeaveRun
>Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 21:10:51 -0400
>From: "cfchrist@earthlink.net" <cfchrist@earthlink.net>
>Subject: RE: PVGPA Historics
>
>*sigh* you "want" 2 stroke guys?
>as i was told a few years ago when i TRIED to enter this event a number of
>years ago, by jake jacobsen" we'd prefer if you did NOT try to enter this
>event with THAT car" i'll continue to boycott this event.
>thanks but NO THANKS!
>
>chuck.
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