Charles A. Toupin

Hi Guys,

How come the registration numbers are so low? The race is in less than 3 weeks... 42 registrant so far...

With that such numbers vs the PCA car classes, we'll all have our own win and trophy...

Damn, we need more folks here!!!

c.

analogmike

We can't afford the Canadian race gas

ZSA Motorsport

i think it was precisely the same kind of #s 3 weeks out last year, ended up being about 70 total cars if i recall. it was awsome. tons of track, enough competition, but you werent' stepping on each other like at Sebring.
frickin best track in north america.

Plyman438

I think you will find that most racers sign up last minute as in last week to just days before race. SE MI chapter just completed its club race this past weekend, and only had 35 sign ups with less than two weeks to go, and we ended up with 60 total which is good number for us at Gingerman. A fun weekend for all, and only some rain Sunday morning that was good experience. No injuries and only one fairly bad crash with berm after losing it on course and damage is repairable. I'm sure the club race at Mosport will be great with good numbers.

Charles A. Toupin

Yep, I also think that Mosport is GREAT!!! Althought I never raced Road Atlanta nor Road America and the west coast...

Usually, we are around 90 cars.

Looking forward to more competition!!!

c.

MarkM

Interesting, when the PCA national guys were at Road Atlanta, they said overall numbers were up.

Other than Sebring and WGI, it seems as though that may not really be the case.

Good luck on your attendance, I'd love to race up there. When I was a kid we used to camp there during F1.

GT3 Techno

This race is held 3 weeks earlier than in previous years and on the same weekend than The Summer Classic at Mont Tremblant where there is a IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada race (Cup cars) and a GT Challenge race (944 and others from local area). Just bad timing IMO.

The registrations should increase in the next couple of weeks though as it always does for Mosport. Also, US drivers participating in the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge series may register to have some track time there before their AMLS weekend July 19-22.

paradisenb

Is it looking like PCA has too many classes. That spreads the fields so thin if someone looks at the entrants for a race and sees only a couple of cars in their class they don't sign up unless it is their home race. Nobody wants to make a long tow for limited in class racing. On top of that, in low turnout races, there are only two groups - that means extreme speed differentials. Think Le Mans.

We are lucky we are not on the west coast. Have you looked at the turnout for their races?

Astroman

I've been thinking the same exact thing.

Road Atlanta numbers have been way down. Mid Ohio has had to try a new date to attract more racers (fingers crossed). Mosport is apparantly hurting (again). VIR had to invite BMWs to join them. And so far there are only 40 people signed up for Putnam.

Charles A. Toupin

this ^^^^ . Too many classes does not help at all.

As an example: SP1. Nothing against them, and I understand that some may race Spec 944, but they were 4 at The Glen. There is a gentleman racing C stock/prepared. 1, alone.

Maybe that SP2 would be the ticket...

SP3: they were 8. Maybe that E should be a better place to have more competition...

Just saying...

c.

GT3 Techno

I heard that they will do the same for Mosport on top of the usual advanced DE. We may end-up with all the race classes in 1 or 2 run groups... I hope they keep at least 2 groups.

winders

Well, there are some reasons for that. Both the PRC in Northern California and POC in Southern California run well attended series. Not everyone can afford to show up at every race in the state so they probably give their PRC/POC series priority.

Frankly, if PCA had no club races out here in California, I don't think many California racers would lose sleep over it.

Scott

Van

I'm in - hoping for some fun 944 competition!

Charles A. Toupin

Same here... only 3 cars for now...

c.

GT3 Techno

Looks like we will have a BMW club race with us...

http://www.bmwccaclubracing.com/events/events.aspx

They have 22 entries to date.