ok kids, i am looking more seriously into this idea and i need some feedback before we can go to much further forward.
first off, this is something we are looking at for the 2008 event season.
some background on the idea. the east coast timing association runs land speed meets on an old airport runway in maxton, nc. it is a 1.1 mile acceleration course with about a mile of shut down/slow down area.
working in cooperation with some other regional clubs the idea was presented to have see if we coudl do an all f-body meet for fun and to sort out who exactly can bring home the bragging rights of fastest in the land.
what is in question:
1. how much would the experience of going "foot to the floor" for a mile be worth to everyone? since we are looking into making this a special meet jsut for f-bodies, it would be pricey to set up with all the insurance and everything. the weekend would certainly cost many times more than your average trip to the dragstrip.
2. how fast would everyone be expecting to go? the ECTA has an extensive list of requirements relating to safety. everyone would be required to go through a complete safety check and at that time you would be told what the maximum speed you are allowed to go will be. go faster, you too fast, you get booted, no questions and no refund. this is for your safety, so i am not willing to argue with them about it.
3. how many people are interested? the more people are planning to attend to participate and spectate the more realistic it will be to move forward with the idea. we will be working with other regional f-body clubs as well, so we can expect to see a great crowd if we can get this together.
as you can see we are taking this idea very seriously. hopefully things will go smoothly and we will be able to get it together
