Would You Pay For This?

[Z06vette]

Hey Tim. I would be def interested in any instruction offered at the event, or even the day before the event. The driving school offered at 2012 RTTH was great for me since I had never been to a dedicated event. My only autox experience was running the ones on the powertours. We walked the track with the volunteer instructors & they gave us tips before we ever got on the course. Brian ran a group by himself & rode with each driver, explaing how important car placement was on different apsects of the course. After each run he told us what we did wrong, and we drove thru again. We did this 3 times & it was extremely helpful in just that short period of time. I have never been on a road course but would def pay for instruction before hand. The progress Deb made in one year was enough for me to see I could benefit from instruction & seat time.
Scott

[Ben@SpeedTech]

Originally Posted by 71RS/SS396

Yep, I think people are getting the idea I'm trying to exclude the low budget guys which is the complete opposite of what I want to do. I think if we all work on this we can come to good middle ground to satisfy the majority of the community. The reality is these events are money losers and without sponsors they wouldn't happen at all, we do it to grow the hobby and because we enjoy the people.

I hope I'm not mixing up the pot too much, I certainly don't mean to and apologize if I have. I guess unless you see what's behind the door it's hard to know what's involved with an event like this. Honestly I have no concept what it would cost to put this together.

I know racing at a nice race facility is always ideal and adds to the atmosphere. As far as auto X goes is it possible to rent a less expensive facility to help bring costs down? Maybe a college parking lot or something? The SCCA group in Salt Lake City have regular autoX at a big auditorium parking lot, the kind of place that hosts rock concerts, in door motoX and monster truck events, etc. Maybe the cost is similar for a place like that, I dunno, just throwing ideas out there.

Anyway, conversations like this lead to solutions, so keep the wheels turnin'.

[SSLance]

Finding a parking lot big enough to hold an autocross with an owner or manager willing to let a group race their cars on the property is often easier said than done. KC Region SCCA used to race in Arrowhead Stadium parking lot but they put an end to that and we've struggled to find a suitable spot ever since.

Heck, I've had a hard time finding a spot of pavement to use just for tuning my shocks and setup... Everyone is afraid of liability these days...

[71RS/SS396]

Originally Posted by Ben@SpeedTech

I hope I'm not mixing up the pot too much, I certainly don't mean to and apologize if I have. I guess unless you see what's behind the door it's hard to know what's involved with an event like this. Honestly I have no concept what it would cost to put this together.

I know racing at a nice race facility is always ideal and adds to the atmosphere. As far as auto X goes is it possible to rent a less expensive facility to help bring costs down? Maybe a college parking lot or something? The SCCA group in Salt Lake City have regular autoX at a big auditorium parking lot, the kind of place that hosts rock concerts, in door motoX and monster truck events, etc. Maybe the cost is similar for a place like that, I dunno, just throwing ideas out there.

Anyway, conversations like this lead to solutions, so keep the wheels turnin'.

It's all good Ben! You've done nothing wrong imo, we are all just throwing ideas out there, the more input we get from everyone the better we can set-up the events.