Should CSC race in the rain?

[Taylor Broekemeier]

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO TO RACING IN THE RAIN
This is local racing

Dan,
I think that you’ve missed one very pertinent point made here; this is not local racing, this is regional racing that lies above local racing and below national racing. You don’t say that you’re going to go race at the “local” track when you travel to Grand Junction do you?

The KartSport article made it plain and simple, club racing is for fun, regional racing is to prepare for national racing, and national racing is to get noticed. On that note, regional racing (CSC) needs to race in the rain, or it wouldn’t be called regional racing.

Lighten up and try to see someone else’s point, Curt was just trying to present an issue that has plagued the CSC

[Angie MacEwen]

Taylor, I understand what you are saying, but I just want to point out that “regional” racing is not just for preparing for national racing. There are many racers that come out to race at CSC events that don’t plan to go on to race nationally.

[Mike Cunningham]

Lets look at this another way. I raced Rock Island a few years back in the rain. That was one of the funnest times I’ve had in karting. Lets just say that they would not race in the rain. That trip would of costed me about $5,000.00 with out any racing. The CSC should think should look at this in this manner. All the racers go over the hill to race the CSC. The cost is still there for all the travle. We are told it is raining so go back over the hill and we will try it next week. Now I think getting a set of rain tires and having a great time would be cheaper, more fun than going back home then making the trip again the next week. Trip cost $400.00 to $500.00 X 2 trips = $800.00 to $ 1,000.00 plus all your time. Set of rains = $250.00 or talk to Doug he may give you a set of used ones. It lookes like it is cheaper to get rain tires than all the travle exspences. And let me tell you what a great time it is to run in the rain. If you have not done it you need to. Lets not miss a race because it is raining.

[Taylor Broekemeier]

Lets not miss a race because it is raining.

Amen

[Taylor Broekemeier]

@Angie MacEwen wrote:

Taylor, I understand what you are saying, but I just want to point out that “regional” racing is not just for preparing for national racing. There are many racers that come out to race at CSC events that don’t plan to go on to race nationally.

While I whole heartedly agree with that statement, I think the point that needs to be seen is that regional racing NEEDS to be geared towards preparing for national racing eventhough many if not most of the regional competitors never go to a national race. One way to be geared towards the national series’ is to parallel their rules and traditions. This would include racing in the rain.

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