...Help Reno get to be a nationally competitive region:
I don't really think our membership wants that. If we did, we would support (vote for) hosting a divisional event; we would run national classes (without the street tire pax); we would support and encourage attendence at other national events; we would limit our 'best scored run' to the first three; etc etc etc. I think the Pro Class idea was a good one towards growing more nationally competitive drivers, but why were there only 3 or 4 participants in it all year? (I would have run in Pro myself, except for wanting to coach Rachel this year. Maybe there are other 'excuses' out there as well.)
In my opinion, this region wants to autox at the least amount of cost. As one example, Don Smith wrote the street tire newsletter article which I can certainly appreciate - street tires are alot less expensive than race tires. However, for those who want to compete in class under national-level rules, adding in other variables such as street tire pax or high altitude pax, passengering and seeing the course more than some of your competitors, and other convenience rules, does not encourage national competitiveness.
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