RTTH VII Rules/Ideas

[barraza]

You'll never be able to 'idiot proof' a motorsports events - you will just have a bigger idiot show up.

With respect to RTTH, we have several competitors (myself included) that run R-compounds. We just aren't competing for the trophies at the end of the day.

That course at 411 was poorly designed. I know you will never idiot proof an event, but RTT_ events appeal to novice competitors, and course designers need to take that into consideration. Many of these cars have hugely more HP than at a typical event, and thus require more runoff room, and checks to insure speed doesn't get out of control. Especially if allowances are made for safety strictness.

The issue with R-compound rubber is to reduce the cost for everyone. Competitors shouldn't feel that they need special tires to compete.



I don't want to sound like I am criticizing these events because I'm not. I think they are a great way to introduce people to autocrossing. They are also a great way for people with older, heavily modified cars to compete, without being place in classes with racecars like they would be at a normal SCCA event. I'm just saying that eventually rules will have to be put in to keep things fun, instead of about who can spend the most money and hire the best driver. I also think there are huge differences between autocrossing and events at a real racetrack. You screw up at an autocross, you should have a bent ego or at most a bent fender. Screw up at the optima race or Road America, and without proper safety equipment - you may be dead.