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Posting here too, for more coverage. 

This is your last chance to get on this site before Nationals week. So come one, come all.
 
The Divisional event is now on my auto events for you to register! There
will be a link from our website soon!

There are still more pending details....so we'll update as they come in.

http://www.myautoevents.com/pls/mae/frmEventDetail.Show?psevent_id=7932&psrnd=.92740997069692979508602146997597502326
 
 
I've been doing the PR/Marketing job long enough to know the top 5-6 questions that people ask me at every event. So here are your answers to the most frequently asked questions as compiled by you....

Can they leave cars/trailers on Saturday night?(you mention friday, but not saturday) And I guess if they leave them outside the gate on Friday, its unsecured and at their own risk? Yes they can leave cars on Saturday night, yes unsecured leave at there own risk

Is there any camping allowed anywhere at HPT? If so, where? Good Question I will get back to you

Will power hookups be available for RV/Trailers? If so, how much? Yes $75.00 a day pay and deal direct with HPT

Are we paddocking on the solo pad or the north paddock? North paddock

Your announcement doesn't say where tech is located at...? Tech will be at the Ramada Inn more on this tomorrow

What's the weather supposed to be like? Its not going to be hot, is it? Yes very hot, in fact why don’t you bring some eggs and we can make breakfast on the asphalt every morning

Who's going to win GS? The one with the fastest time....duh!

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Greg Reno
'06 Mini Cooper S
#36 GS

Link doesn't seem to work above.

But neither does this one....  (hmm)

Dave G. 

I found some updated info on the Kansas Yahoo site.  Could still use Friday times for registration and tech once that is determined.

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 Ok I hope this will answer everyone's questions!

Host Hotel Is the Ramada Inn Downtown they are giving SCCA a room rate
of $69.00 a night that includes a Breakfast Buffet in the morning you
can call the at 785-234-5400 make sure you tell them you are with the KS
Region SCCA

Dinner will be a Mexican Buffet complete with Soapilla's for desert!
Mmmmmmm


Friday night Tech and Registration will be at the Ramada Inn again NO
ONE CAN GET IN TO HPT FRIDAY NIGHT!!!!!

Registration will be inside the hotel and Tech will be in the parking
lot across the street look for the signs.


You can camp at HPT anywhere outside of the gates


If you want to reserve Power you need to contact Kathleen or Dany at
785-862-4781 it is $75 for the weekend


There was some question about leaving trailers after the Toledo Pro
Solo, if you are interested in leaving your trailer for more then just
Friday night and then the weekend please contact Ed Ozment Directly at
785-862-4781


As for scales we will be using the HPT scales so if you are in a class
that needs to be weighed please make sure you look at the information in
your registration packet.


Let me know if you have any other questions!

Thanks!

Summer

I believe tech and registration is from 5pm-9pm.

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Greg Reno
'06 Mini Cooper S
#36 GS

any idea when results will be posted?

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lamoureaux
BSP 2004 STi
Wichita, Ks

Breathe... DO NOT HOLD BREATH... you will pass out waiting.

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Mark Jorgensen
ESP 99
Woodhouse Viper
800-889-1893

Let's see, the June 2 day event results are not up yet. 

So I am betting sometime next year or at least after Nationals at HPT

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Tim R
#80 2006 Honda S2000

I didn't see Saturday results until Saturday night at the banquet.  (Learned I had a cone call that was not previously aware of...that's my fault for not checking during the runs)  I was told by the event chairs that they are not required to show results to competitors in impound before releasing them, and why didn't I go find them.  News to me....I thought Divisionals had to be done like Nationals? 

When I asked about this at the banquet, I was unexpectedly verbally toungue lashed by a certain event official because *I* held up the class from being released from impound for 40 minutes due to my protest.  (Never mind that it took them well over 20 minutes to actually locate the protest chief.)  I was little burned by this, but I was a gentleman, apologized and walked away in the interest of just having fun.  I think that certain event official should realize however that they were extremely rude, have really turned me off to how Kansas Region handles things and treats their guests, and had no right placing blame on my shoulders when I was following proper procedures and they were not.  I'm still burned by this, and am not looking forward to doing another KR event.

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Patrick Washburn
STU Evo
www.winghats.com

Heats 1 through 3 were not released until the results were available.  Heat 4 competitors, especially on Sunday, seemed to wander off whenever they felt like it.  The event chair was wrong in saying that, but so were the competitors for leaving.  I'm sure your attempt to protest yourself had some effect on the availability of results on Saturday. 

By the way, unofficial results are available on the Kansas Region website.  They are hilarious.
 

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2002 Mercedes C230k, retired, 2005 Nationals STU DFL

1969 Beach Solo Vee and 1985 Lynx B Solo Vee

They ARE HILARIOUS!!! At least it looks like most of the cars are in the correct classes!!!!!

 

Kerry 

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Kerry Coughlin
1994 Miata R
197 STS2
Cenla Region SCCA

Lynn:

Heats 1 through 3 were not released until the results were available.  Heat 4 competitors, especially on Sunday, seemed to wander off whenever they felt like it.  The event chair was wrong in saying that, but so were the competitors for leaving.  I'm sure your attempt to protest yourself had some effect on the availability of results on Saturday. 

By the way, unofficial results are available on the Kansas Region website.  They are hilarious.
 

I wandered off because it's the dumbest thing in the world for us to be sitting there in 100 deg heat for 30min when it's time to start packing up to get on the road.

Dave G. 

Very cool,  I love that the 2 day time totals in some classes like AS match the finishing positions.  I won third place by going faster than second  I think Timing and Scoring got caught in a pattern buffer. 

The PAX times are even more crazy then the class times.  Looks like the real results are being delayed for another time and place

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Tim R
#80 2006 Honda S2000

+2  I am with Dave on this.  IT was hot and late and we are stuck in grid while everyone one else is heading home.  I wandered out after I looked behind me and saw SS was all gone.  Smart guys, those Vette owners

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Tim R
#80 2006 Honda S2000

I think most of the times are correct from what I can remember, just out of order. 

Dave G. 

It took way too long to get the results out after the last heat Sunday.  I probably would have wandered off, too. 

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2002 Mercedes C230k, retired, 2005 Nationals STU DFL

1969 Beach Solo Vee and 1985 Lynx B Solo Vee

Patrick Washburn:

   I was told by the event chairs that they are not required to show results to competitors in impound before releasing them, and why didn't I go find them.  News to me....I thought Divisionals had to be done like Nationals? 

That explains why I never saw results before being released. :) 

KS region wasn't too sharp on quite a few of those pesky divisional rules.  On Saturday, 2 driver cars were gridded away from the rest of thier class and sent out of order.   In ESP, everyone except the two two driver cars got a rerun on thier 1st runs.   They tried to send us out for second runs before the other 7 drivers had completed thier first runs. :( 

On Sunday, they corrected the grid (thanks Mike) but we were still out of order and sent that way.  Not a big deal, but...

I also noticed that later in the 4th heat Sunday, grid told people to "just go when you are ready"  Wierd.

It is too bad that they did a pretty good job on about 95% of the stuff for an event, but then $hit it up with a stack of minor issues on simple stuff like results and lack of knowledge of rules.

DaveW

(Has waived some divisional run order rules in my time too)

 

Not only are the posted Index Results sorted incorrectly, they used last year's factors.  :-(

H's & K's,
Rick Ruth

47CP:

I also noticed that later in the 4th heat Sunday, grid told people to "just go when you are ready"  Wierd.

 LOL...so that's why we baked in the heat out at out corners while there were no cars at the line so often!  Funny.

Didn't mean to start a "Let's bash Kansas Region" deal here.  Many of their members are dedicated, and do a great job.  I mentioned one experience with one or two individuals.  (and did not mention any names.)  Hope the other Kansas Region members don't take this wrong.  Being that a Divisional qualifies you for Nationals though, it seems like the operational rules are supposed to be the same.  No biggy in the end.

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Patrick Washburn
STU Evo
www.winghats.com

Patrick Washburn:

47CP:

I also noticed that later in the 4th heat Sunday, grid told people to "just go when you are ready"  Wierd.

 LOL...so that's why we baked in the heat out at out corners while there were no cars at the line so often!  Funny.

Didn't mean to start a "Let's bash Kansas Region" deal here.  Many of their members are dedicated, and do a great job.  I mentioned one experience with one or two individuals.  (and did not mention any names.)  Hope the other Kansas Region members don't take this wrong.  Being that a Divisional qualifies you for Nationals though, it seems like the operational rules are supposed to be the same.  No biggy in the end.

Since I'll be the Kansas Region Solo chair next year (by default), I'm listening to all the comments to help make next year a better year. More open communications should help.

 Hopefully, HPT will cooperate and make it possible financially for us to hold events there next year. I'm guessing we won't hold too many events there next year, since we lost our shirts this year (we may have made money on the Divisional, but not enough to cover the other 4 events where we didn't).

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David Avard
89 Honda Civic Si black (STS)
07 Mazda 3s (HS?)

Davard:

Since I'll be the Kansas Region Solo chair next year (by default), I'm listening to all the comments to help make next year a better year. More open communications should help.

 Hopefully, HPT will cooperate and make it possible financially for us to hold events there next year. I'm guessing we won't hold too many events there next year, since we lost our shirts this year (we may have made money on the Divisional, but not enough to cover the other 4 events where we didn't).

What was the deal with getting booted at 6pm when the Drag Racers ran well into the night and even camped overnight at the site?  Kind of a double standard.  It was nice seeing all the Drag cars and the fact that we could go watch them between heats, but not when they were flying from the track exit and scales through our paddock to get to theirs.  Hurry, hurry before engine overheats.

Enjoyed the food at the Ramada Inn and especially the Solo courses!  Well worth the 11.5 hrs drive one-way.

Also, now that I think about it, most of the ladies classes ran when the same open class worked.  Heard a few complaints for that one.

Dave

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#76 STU Evo