1 Topic by fleming95 (edited by fleming95 2020-05-08 03:38 PM)

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Topic: Returning to racing - is this the year for Laguna Seca?

Hey ya'll -

Just read through Jay's well-considered (he _cares_ about our safety?!?!? smile ) e-mail summarizing how we'd go about figuring out how to return crapcan racing to the meatspace track -

-  and just saw that NASCAR dropped the Sears race next month

- which got me thinking that the same might be true for Laguna Seca, and that Lemons might be able to take a slot with less lead time than some of the other more ...formal... racing organizations that need to draw a crowd

- which means that the track rental may be affordable (although I have even less idea than usual what two days would cost the organizers)

- and with no Pebble Beach we'll need a support event for the Concours d'Lemons. . . .hint, hint .. .

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Re: Returning to racing - is this the year for Laguna Seca?

fleming95 wrote:

..we'll need a support event for the Concours d'Lemons...

Nope. Already officially cancelled for California this year. There's still the Lemons Rally, though.

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3 Reply by cheseroo (edited by cheseroo 2020-05-09 04:51 PM)

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Re: Returning to racing - is this the year for Laguna Seca?

fleming95 wrote:

Hey ya'll -


- which got me thinking that the same might be true for Laguna Seca, and that Lemons might be able to take a slot with less lead time than some of the other more ...formal... racing organizations that need to draw a crowd

Jay has stated on several occasions that Laguna doesn't really work for him.  You probably would have better luck with Lucky Dog there.  I also recall him saying the Monterey Rally is off since car week got cancelled.

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Re: Returning to racing - is this the year for Laguna Seca?

If he's gonna do it, it's gonna have to be an all Class C (and even D) IOE invitational slugfest.

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Studebaker
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KCar
Anything from NSF

and so on.

If you're going to defile that place, make it count

...and make it something that can't be washed off.

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5 Reply by fleming95 (edited by fleming95 2020-05-10 04:15 PM)

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Re: Returning to racing - is this the year for Laguna Seca?

Last weeks IRacing 'event' was a good start in the defilation, if you're into those kinds of things... and a Worst 10 race, including the K, especially if it were on Pebble Beach weekend, would be worth getting out of the house for.

I was thinking more charitably, though, given that Laguna Seca (and Sears moreso, for that matter) are going to have a tough time paying the bills, and a Lemons race _should_ be able to fill either or both of those tracks on relatively short notice -

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Re: Returning to racing - is this the year for Laguna Seca?

Laguna Seca limits number of cars to 45.  Maybe a no miata, no bmw race might get the car count to 45.

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Re: Returning to racing - is this the year for Laguna Seca?

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Re: Returning to racing - is this the year for Laguna Seca?

Another vote here for a Laguna Seca race.

I would pay a higher entry fee to race there.

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