To whom it may concern,
I am responding to the following proposal as published in the July 2012 issue of FastTrack:
“The following package of class and rule change proposals, affecting various sections in Appendix A, has been recommended by the MAC and is published here for member review and comment. This set of changes moves the Solo Vee cars from F Modified into C Modified, and makes preparation allowance upgrades which have been requested by members to help improve the competitiveness of the SV cars (sic)”
Summary
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As a former C Modified (CM) and D Modified (DM) SoloVee owner/competitor and a current CM Formula Ford owner/competitor, I am not in favor of this proposal as I believe it offers no benefit to those who choose to run GCR-compliant cars in CM.
Supporting Argument
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As noted in the first sentence of the class rules, CM is currently a “GCR-compliant” class:
“Modified Class C allows the following club Racing GCR-compliant cars:
Spec Racer Ford (SRF), Formula F (FF), & Sports 2000 (S2).”
As the SoloVee is not GCR-compliant, I see no reason or benefit to introduce this car classification to CM.
Further, the CM class rules include the following statement:
“The purpose of these rules is to maintain the value of these cars for Club Racing and therefore their market value, and to prevent special Solo®-only (sic) vehicles.”
That is, the SoloVee, by its very make-up, violates the basic intent of CM.
FV1200 / FST1600 Proposal
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Finally, I would like to add my voice to those who ask the MAC consider re-classing both the Formula Vee (FV1200) and the Formula First (FST1600). That is, moving these CGR-compliant cars from F Modified (FM) to a class in which they are better suited. Please note that, as part of the FV1200 and FST1600 relocations, I am NOT advocating any changes that would make these cars non-GCR-complaint.
Conclusion
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Again, it is my belief that both the Solo and Club Racing communities are best served when the FF, S2, SRF, FV1200, and FST1600 remain GCR-compliant for Solo competition.
Regards,
Chris Pruett
SVR/SCCA
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