> I for one would not complain if a Cup track (perhaps one that lost its Cup
> race?) paved its entire infield, and we ran Nationals in it.....
Have you ever been in one of these 'bowls' in the summer time?
Anyone want to have Nationals in the infield/parking lot of
Northwilksboro(sp) in the middle of the summer? (Summer in the south runs
to late October) 90 degree temps, one big asphalt convection oven and no
breeze.... No thanks....
We do have one thing going for the east.... More ASPHALT! It would be nice
to have nationals on the stuff most of us race on, for a change.
----- Original Message -----
From: <dg50@daimlerchrysler.com>
To: <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: Steve Johnson
> "Charles R. Schultz" <n2pua4@peoplepc.com>
>
> > I just got off the phone with Steve Johnson. Boy, was I surprised!
>
> I don't know why. Steve has proven to be a very switched on individual.
>
> > We talked for about 20 minutes about the situation (and his vision of
> > the club as a whole,) and the most important thing I think I got out of
> > the conversation was that there will be _no_ linkage between wherever HQ
> > is and wherever our national events are held, be it Runoffs or Nats.
>
> I wouldn't expect there would be. There are some cost savings to be had if
> the National Staff are co-located with the events, but if the differences
> in rents, taxes etc are large enough, these savings could very well be
> trivial in the Bigger Picture.
>
> What I find more interesting is the possibility of ancillery deals. For
> example, if the Birmingham and Atlanta deals are offering lower rents and
> taxes, then I'd pitch Topeka with the requirement that our portion of
> Forbes Field be repaired/resurfaced to military grade standards, that some
> additional facilities be added (grandstands, porcelin) and so on.
>
> Also interesting is the potential networking that could come about by
> having SCCA headquarters relocated to the heart of NASCAR Country. There's
> a lot of Cup tracks that either have or could have paved infields or
> infield road courses. Free up a few million bucks, and suddenly we have
the
> means to offer some of these facilities incentive to add the kinds of
> extras we require.
>
> I for one would not complain if a Cup track (perhaps one that lost its Cup
> race?) paved its entire infield, and we ran Nationals in it.....
>
> Not to mention that a trip down South come January is both closer and more
> attractive a place for the National Convention than Denver.
>
> And if you REALLY want to stretch things, an increased awareness of what
we
> do in the roundy-round ranks might translate to more opportunities up the
> ladder.
>
> DG
>
>
>
>
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