I spent $425 dollars last weekend. Which in my little world is a substantial amount of money. That expenditure allowed me to race two SARRC races at Road Atlanta.
Don't do the math, it will scare you, because that $425 bought only 76 minutes of track time. (15 lap races in a fast class do not take 30 minutes. )
What i received was a fun weekend. Why? Because every SCCA worker seemd to be going out of their way to be pleasant and helpful. Registration was smoothly run by pleasant people that seemed genuinely glad to see you at their window. Tech was like a happy family reunion. The drivers meeting was run by folks that were understanding, willing to listen, and give intelligent reasons for their decisions. The stewards seemed to be walking through the paddock often, being visible and checking things out, not sequestered in the tower. It was a hot summer weekend, yet the grid folks were downright cheerful even during the last session on the last day. Throughout the heat the corner workers were fantastic. Many of the corner workers had no shade throughout the day. The flagging was great. Snappy blue flags to get others out of my way, rapidly deployed debri flags to save me from Jacek's Valdez experience, etc. Then, after a late race on Sunday, the corner workers were all standing and waving, and clapping after watching an intense race long battle.
Oh yeah. Arriving in the middle of the test day? No problem, sign a waiver and drive right in and start setting up. (Catch a clue WGI)
Also, Mrs Frog loved the live timing and scoring that she could watch from the beach in Florida.
The Atlanta Region deserves 5 stars for customer service and friendliness.
Were there issues? Yes. The same old Club Racing issue for formula cars. All formula classes qualifying together. FBs and FAs mixed in with FV . It worked out, but it was like being in a pinball game. I can only imagine what it was like for a FV. Then we had FS racing with FV. In this case the field was small and Jacek was very careful and considerate of where he passed, trying not to ruin races for a class' lead. Still it is not a good plan. The FVees only get to run 13 laps in a 15 lap race, sort of diluting their experience.