autoX listings, was The Old Girl can dance

[Larry C Leung]

BTW Devens AFB is really one heck of a fun site, due to VERY sticky
pavement. Bring "R" rubber and be prepared to have an aching neck and a
huge, stupid, grin!

LL - NY

On Mon, 15 Oct 2001 19:57:03 -0400 lee at wheelman.com (Lee M. Levitt)
writes:
>"Paul R. Luevano" <paul at clarity.net> writes:
>
>>
>> Where are these events listed?  I sure would like to try my hand at 
>this!
>
>www.boston-bmwcca.org is my favorite. They run about 8 or so events 
>every
>year, and while you need to be a member ($35), you don't need to own a 
>BMW.
>And the best part is, aside from the racing, that you get your very 
>own copy
>of the BMW club magazine, Roundel, and you get to read all the whining 
>about
>dealers and my car is better than your car posing crap that really 
>does go
>on. :)
>
>The racing is good tho.
>
>I also race with the Porsche club. A very good group, beautifully 
>organized.
>But you have to own a Porsche, or be an affiliate member of someone 
>who
>does.
>
>I've been meaning to race with the local chapters of the SCCA, but 
>haven't
>gotten a chance...at least until yesterday. You get fewer runs with 
>the
>SCCA, but if you're good, you can go national and become famous. Or 
>not.
>
>There's a couple more events coming up in October. The NE region of 
>the SCCA
>is running at Devens on Sunday, I gather. Check out www.ner.org. And 
>the BMW
>club is running at the end of the month, but it may be oversold by 
>now.
>
>Cost is typically $20-$25 per day, and you can borrow a helmet for 
>your
>runs. This will start you down the slippery slope of suspension 
>upgrades,
>fancy helmets and driving shoes, brakes, engine mods, driver training
>schools, autoX wheels/tires, trailers, divorce, etc.
>
>But it *is* absolutely addictive. :)
>
>I'm scheduled to go on the 28th...we'll see if SWMBO lets me. Drop me 
>a note
>next spring and we'll go racing when the season reopens...
>
>Lee
>'95.5 s6 avant
>'96 A6 quattro avant
>