[Ron61]

Just my 2 cents worth. Steve is very correct about racing being used to cover to many things. I have my entry form for Thunderhill and the Green Flag Driving Association here looking at it. They have 3 levels of driving. Yellow. red, and green. Yellow is for novices and anyone else who doesn't want to get into real hard driving and just wants to have a good time. All levels are very safety concerned and there is no passing in corners, trying to out brake anyone and so on. Passing is on straights only and can be done by the point by method or if your car is faster and you can do so before the next corner. Tech inspection is for major things such as tires, brakes and lap belts in the two lower classes. You, as the owner are responsible for the rest of the car being safe. They do now require Snell 95 rated helmets or above and Nomex driving gloves. They encourage roll bars, fuel cells,and drivers suits but don't demand them as this is to keep it so the people with their street cars can have some safe fun and not have to spend a ton of money meeting racing standards. Also a fire extinguisher is required. They call themselves a driving association because they do not race and don't want to be confused with the real racing groups. They also have trained drivers who will instruct and help new people if they wish. This post is not intended to add any fuel to the bickering over what happened in Ohio. I wasn't there and didn't see any of it so I can't talk about what went on there with any real knowedge. I have just always felt that speed contests should be on a track or safe place like the CHP parking lot.

Ron