CLASS RACER FORUM - View Single Post - Fontana S/SS combo Saturday 10-17-09

Rick Kagawa · 10-18-2009, 09:35 AM

Hats off to Chuck E. What a great event! SCEDA was very organized. Too bad my car is still on the trailer.

Has anyone thought about having a Southern California S/SS Association so we can be more organized to have more events like this? Communication is the way we can promote events like this. There is such a high concentration of S/SS racers here in Southern California and we only have the NHRA Divisional and National races to test and run our cars. A huge plus for this race is the cost was very reasonable and it is close to home. We really have no place to test our cars and just get seat time! If you think this is a good idea, post a response to this thread.

I have tried Irwindale, Barona and Fontana with very limited success. The issues are primarily track prep. With the big tire bracket cars, they have those huge tires so track prep is not as critical. Thursday open run nights at Irwindale are a joke and you have to run mufflers. If one out of four runs my car hooks up, I am surprised. Our skinny tire cars need good track prep.

The track at Fontana was bad before the races started. The track had not been run for a month. The NASCAR races closed the track for a month. They did an awesome job getting rubber on the track. I saw very few cars spin, if any. Even the A/SA cars were hooking.

I saw many cars at this race that I haven't seen in a long time. In fact, Mike Williams is in the final. I haven't seen his car at the races in over a year.

Again, go Chuck. I think we should name this race the Armenian Open!

10-18-2009, 09:35 AM	#5
Rick Kagawa Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 32 Likes: 1 Liked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: Fontana S/SS combo Saturday 10-17-09 Hats off to Chuck E. What a great event! SCEDA was very organized. Too bad my car is still on the trailer. Has anyone thought about having a Southern California S/SS Association so we can be more organized to have more events like this? Communication is the way we can promote events like this. There is such a high concentration of S/SS racers here in Southern California and we only have the NHRA Divisional and National races to test and run our cars. A huge plus for this race is the cost was very reasonable and it is close to home. We really have no place to test our cars and just get seat time! If you think this is a good idea, post a response to this thread. I have tried Irwindale, Barona and Fontana with very limited success. The issues are primarily track prep. With the big tire bracket cars, they have those huge tires so track prep is not as critical. Thursday open run nights at Irwindale are a joke and you have to run mufflers. If one out of four runs my car hooks up, I am surprised. Our skinny tire cars need good track prep. The track at Fontana was bad before the races started. The track had not been run for a month. The NASCAR races closed the track for a month. They did an awesome job getting rubber on the track. I saw very few cars spin, if any. Even the A/SA cars were hooking. I saw many cars at this race that I haven't seen in a long time. In fact, Mike Williams is in the final. I haven't seen his car at the races in over a year. Again, go Chuck. I think we should name this race the Armenian Open!