Originally posted by OversteerS2K
They dropped it back to $20 for everyone for 2005. Last year they had non-members bumped to $30. Some asshole ( 
) made a stink about it. I think the "other" class shrunk down due to the 50% surcharge.
The courses are always fun (until the finish). Generally it's a Danny Sheilds design or he makes some tweaks to someone elses course. In any event I've never seen a bad course by Danny and w/o the SCCA rule book to worry about, speeds in my car are usually at a low to mid 70MPH peak on each side. I've probably hit 80 and imagine some of the larger displacement cars with race tires flirt with 90 briefly. Sometimes you can just stand on it for 3-5 seconds. Most of the time it's 4 runs but 3 when the number of entries is high. FTD for "others" usually gets a beer mug or T-shirt from a long gone Porsche event. But, like Sunriders, these events are just for fun - and they are. The only heavy competition is in a select few PCA & BMWCCA classes.
The surface is great practice for autocrossing in the rain. It's "unique".
One tip - see which way the wind is blowing and make sure you get a work station upwind. If you're on the wrong side you'll get caked with it and be picking your nose for days.
Lunch usually comes courtesy of the Sheilds' sponsor Suncoast Porsche (two or three Publix deli trays).
$20 is worth it. Go.
I wish i had rememebr that aboout being upwind...... And it was $30 for non members. Surface acutally wasnt that bad, dusty as shit but it gripped decent for me, I could acutally excelerate full throttle for some reason.
So annoyed the timing went out on my last run for the fun runs. I know that woulda been a 58
And good meeting you Kickslop. We will have to be more social at the next event
Overall after the fun runs, I had a good time.