Summit Point in Aug

[Sechsgang]

I love this car! wrote:

Mike and All,

First, thanks for the warm welcome into your club, Connie and I have enjoyed the events thus far. We are looking forward to August at SPR with RTR.

I have read allot about the pavement at SPR on this and other forums. My first track event was at Summit Point a LONG time ago, before Bill Scott purchased the track. Cars and tires were not as fast, or nearly as forgiving as today's. The track, it's surface, runnoff areas, barriers were even more "unforgiving" and the facility was down right primitive. Even the "premier" Gran Prix track in the country had runnoff and pavement problems. When I ran at Watkins Glen, the Schecter Chicane was in place, the "cow pies" of asphalt there and outside of other corners would shed rocks. Wooden posts and catch fencing hungrily waited for errant cars between the track and the the guard rails. Cars and the playgrounds we enjoy them on are constantly evolving. Repaving the SPR track last year was a good thing. The decision last winter to dig up selected areas was, well, self explanatory. I do not work for the track, but I do know Bill Scott. Smart guy. Summit Point may not be palacial, but it has come a long way in the 28 years the Mr. Scott has owned it. It has always been a facility that welcomed the club drivers. I am not a fan of rocks bouncing off my hood or windshield, track management is not either. It is a business, and we are the customers. Our best course of action is to communicate our concerns thru our club representatives. They will listen and respond. They have a pretty good record of this. As a business, you move your focus where the "action" is. If motorsports use drops off, and government training can fill that gap, that's who will get the track use. It costs money each day to open the gate. Their bills will still need to be paid. I like driving SPR. I hope to enjoy it for a long time. I hope to see you and others there!

Great to hear from you here Martin. I hope to see you again at SP soon.