I don't know about the weight of my opinion here... but the reason I am not
there is simple: no car. CM is by far the most exciting. Open cockpit,
open wheel... a true racing experience. Anyone that says that racing there
sports car is cheaper is not considering the added maintenance and TIRES! to
their costs. Yes, a trailer, yes a tow vehicle... but the year to year
costs do not seem comparable. So, begs the question, what is the cost?
Tires? Engine rebuild, etc.? What are the costs for running an FF for 1
year? 5 years?
>From: "Stan Vann"
>Subject: RE: CM shrinkage
>Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 21:21:46 -0400
>
>Jim,
> I think it has something to do with the health of the FF1600 class in
>general and the modified classes in autocross. I don't know why people
>would rather race a street car instead of a pure race car, but they do.
>I've even tried to explain that it can be less expense in the long run too.
>But no one seems to believe it. I've started running more time trials and
>hillclimbs myself with George Bowland and fellow CM driver Dave Cutchins. I
>think it has something to do with the lack of faster flowing courses for
>me. They are very rare these days, where I live.
>Stan Vann
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Jim Garry
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I've been concerned about the health of CM for a few years. We keep
> > losing entries at the local and national level. Another FF driver in
> > NER is selling his car (not Tyson). I've tried to encourage people to
> > get into CM but I can't even convince those WITH FFs to come out, much
> > less get new people to buy in.
> >
> > Are there any thoughts on what we, as a group, could do?
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Jim
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