Ken Killam
Fats
I believe that the challenge can only be met when the Conference really is a conference, and have not become a gaggle of sports car clubs simply operating for their events under a common banner of insurability alone.
On a more personal note, however much time and material that I, or another participant may volunteer toward those efforts is directly reflected in a clubs' ability to motivate. ANY club.
I never started this game because I thought the pay was any good. Nor did I ever think that the opportunities for advancement might secure a future in the industry. I've had a lot of fun doing what I've been doing. And as it turned out, I'm pretty good at it... most of the time. And it didn't matter much to me which logo was on the dash plaque. The people that I worked WITH are what matter. And many of those people are also participating at those OTHER events in one form or another.
If the Conference continues to shrink operations to meet the labor force. Then it will be more and more difficult to increase the labor force to meet the real demands of the operations. The product of ICSCC is more than simply the number of butts that get belted in every weekend. The product for sale here is really the safe and efficient operation of a racing event. THAT is why anyone would even bother to bring their belts to the show.
Look at the 10-ish % of 700#s on any given weekend. Why are they there? No points? No trophies? Is it the cliche "bang-for-your-$"?
Or is it the racing?
On a more personal note, however much time and material that I, or another participant may volunteer toward those efforts is directly reflected in a clubs' ability to motivate. ANY club.
I never started this game because I thought the pay was any good. Nor did I ever think that the opportunities for advancement might secure a future in the industry. I've had a lot of fun doing what I've been doing. And as it turned out, I'm pretty good at it... most of the time. And it didn't matter much to me which logo was on the dash plaque. The people that I worked WITH are what matter. And many of those people are also participating at those OTHER events in one form or another.
If the Conference continues to shrink operations to meet the labor force. Then it will be more and more difficult to increase the labor force to meet the real demands of the operations. The product of ICSCC is more than simply the number of butts that get belted in every weekend. The product for sale here is really the safe and efficient operation of a racing event. THAT is why anyone would even bother to bring their belts to the show.
Look at the 10-ish % of 700#s on any given weekend. Why are they there? No points? No trophies? Is it the cliche "bang-for-your-$"?
Or is it the racing?