Speaking of SCCA, the Run-off's are about a month away. This will be
the last year at Mid_ohio. If you have not been the Run-off"s, this
would be an excellent event. 600 cars all with 1 purpose - win. Ted
Bill Babcock wrote:
>Nice post.
>
>I haven't jumped in because I don't know that much about the SCCA. I'm just
>a member and a racer--I show up and race. No complaints, seems like a good,
>well run organization. I don't like everything about them, but the level of
>professionalism seems extraordinary, especially for what remains essentially
>a club. Must be very hard to steer that ship. From what everyone has
>said--both positive and negative--this must be a very capable guy.
>
>Bill Babcock
>Babcock & Jenkins
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
>Of Robert M. Lang
>Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 7:27 AM
>To: REK46@aol.com
>Cc: fot@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Hmmm...
>
>Hi,
>
>I wasn't born yesterday, but I had no idea that SJ was the focus of such
>divergent views. I met Steve a couple of times and as Ernie, I worked a
>corner with him (Solo II Nats, 2001) and he was willing to roll up his
>sleeves and pitch in. Therefore, I have a totally different view of his time
>at the helm.
>
>Some of the negative stuff that I've read here and on other lists appears to
>me as sour grapes over decisions that were made by SCCA boards and NOT SJ,
>for example the turmoil in the D Mod Solo II classing. But the truth of the
>matter is that those decisions are born by those boards, NOT the president
>of SCCA. SCCA really is a member club - but you have to participate in the
>process. Sometimes the various boards don't decide for things that we
>(personaly) want. Does that mean that those folks don't want participation
>of Triumphs or whatever? NO. It means that the folks pushing whatever agenda
>that pervailed made whatever argument was necessary to get the rules
>changed.
>
>When SJ took over SCCA, the organization was bleeding red ink and "the end"
>was literally just a matter of time. In the last number of years SCCA has
>been hit from all angles with stuff that literally can kill organizations.
>If you don't believe me, look at the sanctioning fees for a Solo event. Or
>the demise of the national rally program. SCCA is still here and that is in
>some part a testimony to SJ.
>
>Yes, rules get changed that render cars back to the middle of the pack. So
>what? Think about this - what if there was NO SCCA. Then what? Do you really
>want to play with cars at "lifestyle" events? I don't know about you, but I
>want to play with cars not look a "hotties" that are young enough to be my
>grandchildren... SCCA still is a hard-core organization.
>The cars have changed, the racing has changed, but for some of us, it's the
>only game in town. And the neat thing about SCCA is that if stuff isn't
>going the way you think it should, if you pitch in you can make a
>difference. Try that with NASCAR or NASA or whatever.
>
>Some folks have voted with thier money and dropped membership. That's kool.
>And that's where the meaningful criticism ends. End of story.
>
>In a way, I have to say that I sort of envy SJ's move to the helm of Champ
>Car. I mean, how kool would it be to be able to get paid to run a race
>series???
>
>Regards,
>rml
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