[Spridgets] Kohler Int'l Challenge

[Wm. Severin Thompson]

Did I ever show you the entire collection of in car and trackside video of
that incident?

That was the perfect storm of race accidents. One particular driver/car is
most often cited as the prime culprit. But, there were a few other
factors... large field, front rows checking up because of a late green, guys
with 2 way radios in the back of the pack jumping on the loud pedal early,
well before cresting the hill, over prepared cheater cars, and overly
aggressive drivers... just to name a few ingredients. 

VSCDA was the sanctioning body... but that was very much in name only. When
the Chicago Historics were taken over by Road America, VSCDA was brought in
to administer it. I think the club got $10k for that. But, the reality was,
the VSCDA did not have anything to do with what drivers, what cars, what car
classifications, etc. But, VSCDA took a lot of bad press from people blaming
over prepared cars as the reason behind the melee, as if the VSCDA was the
reason there were 180mph Camaros, etc. I don't think the blame on the club
was justified. The track used it all as an opportunity to bring in the SVRA
to run the event (a for profit business, VSCDA is a not for profit club).

Then, within the VSCDA, the whole deal started this era correct push which
over the last 2.5 years has been a real pigf*ck. That did nothing but make
it appear that the VSCDA's critics were right, and our car prep rules were
at fault, when it was the track that totally controlled who raced what.

Lots of politics in vintage racing.

WST

-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces+wsthompson=thicko.com at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces+wsthompson=thicko.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
Larry Daniels
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 2:40 PM
To: Weslake1330 at aol.com; spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Kohler Int'l Challenge

"I" am not looking to blame anyone.  I was just curious about what happened
and why -- and how and why it won't happen again.  I hope there is no crime
there.  If there is, too bad.

BTW, who is Weslake 1330?

Ed




----- Original Message -----
From: Weslake1330 at aol.com
To: ladaniels at sbcglobal.net ; spridgets at autox.team.net
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Kohler Int'l Challenge


Is this looking to blame unpaid volunteer officials or a not for profit
making
car club or someone else?

Weslake 1330

In a message dated 13/01/2008 20:30:26 GMT Standard Time,
ladaniels at sbcglobal.net writes:
  Did anybody ever get the "official" blame?  Was any punishment meted out?
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