[OT] Rally rules

[sfwilliams@comcast.net (Scott F. Williams)]

You know what, I didn't even notice the comment about being too cheap to buy
the rule books. Jerry, stop what you're doing and listen to Neal very
closely.

Racing costs money. Rallying, in particular, can be very expensive. My first
few years ran me about $3000 a pop -not including the upfront costs of the
car, fire suit, helmet, licenses, etc. Then, I started getting fast, bought
a new car, and then totalled it in my second event out. That cost me about
$6000 right there on the spot. Whoops! As we say in rally, "There are only
two kinds of drivers, those who have rolled and those who will".

Organizing a team is no joke, either. My own "Usually Sideways Rally Team"
has taken several years and a substantial investment of time/energy to
nurture. Are you ready to take business owners out to dinner and pay? How
about incorporation and legal fees? Got a service/tow vehicle? You'll need
to house and feed your crew while on the road. Can you afford the time off
from work? Yeah, there's lots to consider here. You can go small or do it up
big. Regardless, it makes that rulebook investment look like a
pittance. -which is exactly what it is.

Dats da troof, my man. Save your pennies and take up stamp collecting until
you're willing to shell out some bucks. Otherwise you'll just end up broke
and pissed off.
--
Scott F. Williams
NJ Scirocco nut
'99 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS
Mazda 323 GTX turbo "assaulted" vehicle
Golf GTI 16v "rollycar"
ClubVAC: "Roads found. Drivers wanted."

Check out our rally team's website!
http://www.usrallyteam.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Neal Tovsen
> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 5:41 PM
> To: Jerry Carter; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: [OT] Rally rules
>
>
> 1: Do you want to start a Road Rally team, a
> Performance Club/Pro-Rally team or do you want to do
> Solo-I? Completely different activities. The Solo-I
> rulebook is the same for Solo-II, so you can get it at
> any SCCA autocross. Maybe Scott can chime in about
> Rally...
>
> 2: Forgive my bluntness here: If you're too cheap to
> spend $15-$20 on a rulebook, you are completely
> incapable of running either Solo-I or Rally.
>
> I don't mean to come across as such a hard-ass, but if
> you don't want to spend $20 on a rulebook, you really
> ought to think about whether or not you're able to
> sustain such a hobby. In both cases, a "somewhat
> recent" rulebook is worse than none at all, an SCCA
> membership is required, and a competition license is
> also needed. Multi-state travel (except for maybe the
> one event a year that is near your home) and $60-$200
> entry fees are required for every event. Safety gear
> such as roll cages, driving suits, and fire
> suppression systems are mandatory for Solo-I and Perf.
> Rally. I don't know about Rally, but Solo-I also
> requires prior Solo experience (Solo Trials or
> Solo-II). Hell, even being serious about Solo-II costs
> more money (ask me about it!). Being too cheap for $20
> isn't going to get you far.
>
> You should definitely scope this stuff out before
> proceeding any further. A new rulebook and club
> membership are the first steps in entering a fairly
> serious sport like one of these. Go to some events.
> Talk to some teams. Maybe even volunteer to be a crew
> member on a team for an event or two. I can't tell you
> how much I learned when I was a crew member for Paul
> Eklund's ProRally team, except that it will be a while
> before I can afford Performance Rally! It is still
> tons of fun, even if you aren't driving. :)
>
> Neal
> (Working into National Solo-II, ProSolo and Solo
> Trials for now...)
>
> --- Jerry Carter <killmurder_@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Hey all... I was wondering if anyone on the list
> > happens to have any current
> > (or somewhat current) scca rulebooks for solo 1
> > lying around thier house.
> > I'm starting up a rally team and I don't have the
> > rulebooks, but I'm too
> > cheap to buy them. since the team won't be started
> > until next season, that
> > would be when I would have to buy the books, but in
> > the meantime I need to
> > know what I need to do to a car to make it
> > rally-able, and a breakdown of
> > the classes would be handy as well.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Jerry C.
> > '81 Scirocco(soon g60)
> > '81 Scirocco S (soon in garage)
> >
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