[Stephen A. Thomas]

Speaking for those of us who are not "professional" racers and whose onlty opportunity to engage in friendly, spirited, easy-going action is at the SF, it's not realistic to expect us to "met' the standards put to the 'real' racers, ffrom a cost standpoint. I fully understand the safety side of the the thing, but, as I remeber, there were only two lowners helmets available at the airport. For those of us who only 'race' at the SF or want to try it before investing the cash, how do we do it if you impose all the safety rules?

If DV, et al had imposed the safety rules as stated above, the amount of cars/people who could have 'raced' would have been cut by 50 to 70%. I'm all for safety, both mine and the other guy, but if the weekend is for having fun and experiencing new 'adventures' with my car, how do we do it in the safest ways and allowing the most peole to participate without running up a "bill" for the average guy?

Stephen