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Re: Race Trucks?

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Subject: Re: Race Trucks?
From: Flash. <thefirebuilds@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 13:33:47 -0500
I think he means the SCCA is not mullet-friendly.

On 5/29/07, SGHT@aol.com <SGHT@aol.com> wrote:
>
> Gentlemen.................. and all others,
> A few of us in the Rochester, NY area have an interest in the race trucks
> (Rangers, S-10s, Comanches, etc.) which were so popular when the SCCA had
> the
> series in the late 80s and early 90s.
> The series attracted drivers such as the Archer brothers, George
> Follmer,  Al
> Unser Jr., Scott Sharp, and Steve Saleen.
> I approached Jack Woehrle to see if SVRA or HSR would entertain such
> vehicles and he responded that they would have to be documented race
> trucks to  be
> considered, "we don't want to start something that would be very
> controversial", "trucks are not sports cars", "they are hardly vintage"
> and  "trucks would
> not make the "sports car" folks very happy".
> Am I missing something here? They were a SCCA class just like  Production,
> Sedans, FV, etc.
> What are your thoughts? Is this stretching "Vintage" racing too far? Would
> this be upsetting to the "sports car" folks?
> I guess I am disappointed and concerned about Jack's negative  feelings.
> Sam Turner
>
>
>
>


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