Caravan down to Dover ?

[Duke W]

Does anyone know if they are holding the race next Sunday? The flyer for the event said that would be the rain date. If they are I'm in!!!!!

Yes, as of now, we are holding the event at Dover Speedway on Sunday, 19 October. 7-day forecast says sunny and 60s, following a couple nice days. That being said, we will monitor the forecast and make the final decision at least 24 hours in advance.

Preregistration has been reopened at motorsportreg.com for those who can make the revised date. If you previously registered, there is no need to update if you are still planning to attend.

Honestly, I'm too annoyed to go. I mean, who cancels an autocross event because of rain?

I apologize for the inconvenience, particularly to the 4 gentlemen who made the trip down and got sent home again. I understand that was irritating. We tried very very hard not to reschedule the event, but site conditions were very poor because we got much more rain than was forecast.

Additionally, there were economic reasons behind the postponement. Hosting the autocross at the Speedway is a substantial investment for our club - more than half our entire annual budget goes for that single event. We need 65 cars just to break even on the lot rent, and there are additional insurance costs beyond that. We expect to take some loss, but we simply cannot afford to lose the majority of that money. If we had started the event with the 20 or so brave cars that showed up, it would have involved thousands of dollars of lost funds for a club with fewer than 100 members. I'm sure you understand that I could not responsibly spend that money given the conditions.

Again, I apologize sincerely for the inconvenience last Saturday. I hope that some of you see your way to give us another try.