Originally Posted by daleepp

To Doug, Marty and all the guys who shared your views and opinions regarding my questions: THANKYOU! I hear you loud and clear.

This tread has like 113 pages now - and I confess I really haven't read to many of them - so I've been pretty much out of the loop. What I'm seeing and hearing from all you guys is summed up in one word: Passion.

I think its awsome that you all are so passionate about this VTA class and movement. In a way..... I can relate. The stuff I'm into - well - I'm really into it.
I'll be taking all your comments to heart, I can assure you that. I'll keep you posted if anything developes at my end.

Thanks again! - Dale - Protoform

BTW - while at the SEMA show I spent approx a half hour talking to Parnelli Jones - one of my all time hero drivers. He won the 1970 Trans-Am championship with a Bud Moore Ford Mustang (pictured), beating Mark Donohue and Penske Racing by a single point, back when TransAm was one of the USA’s top racing series, brimming with manufacturer-backed teams. Parnelli's just a total racing stud!

Originally Posted by Dawn Sanchez

Gary ----

ROAR membership is $30.00 annual OR, you can do the single event membership for $15.00 at any ROAR track and within a year, you send another $15.00 for the full membership.. so you can stall your full payment of $30.00 and use the single event as a lay a way plan, if you wish.

Originally Posted by RCGaryK

But to run the Nationals you still need to commit to the full membership fee unless that has changed since March?

Originally Posted by Dawn Sanchez

That is true. Annual membership is required for level 4 and 5 events. (nationals)

The membership form can be found here:
http://www.roarracing.com/forms.php

But.. in this case.. VTA won't be included in a ROAR national that I'm aware of in 2009 ... I would like to ENCOURAGE people to participate in ROAR sanctioned events as the time is coming (not here yet) that participation in a lower level event will be mandatory for participation in a national.

Originally Posted by RCGaryK

So you'd have to "qualify" for a national by running a regional?

Originally Posted by RCGaryK

Wait for the USVTA Nationals! And the cool part about the USVTA Nats is, and I am saying this as a ROAR Member, there's currently no member fee you need to pay to attend unlike a ROAR event. And if you attend a ROAR nationals you don't have the option of a Temporary or weekend-only membership. That's only when you attend a regional event. For the Nats you need to sign up for the full-membership $35 member fee. At a ROAR Nationals you also have to worry about track time, controlled practice, getting out of the way of the hot-shoes running any modified class who can just slam you out of the way. With the USVTA Nats it's nice because it's 1 class.

Originally Posted by TJHill

Tim Hill, I been trying to race RC. When I heard about US. Vintage Trans-
Am Racing I had to go out and get a Trans-Am car. I am from the state of
Wisconsin. I am talking to some of the guys from this Hobbytown in Oshkosh
Wis,and they are very helpful. I hope I get to meet up with you guys and
do some racing. I know hobbies stores in Illinois I hope to do some racing
there. See I was born in Chicago. I got to let you all know I am 57 yrs old
and I still act like I am 21 yrs old. I am going to try and get in on USVTA
Graet Lakes Super Series, in January 09 at RC Performance in Madison Wis.
Hope to see you all. TJHill- Tim Hill

Originally Posted by Joe R.

My vote is for the 71-74 Javelin AMX.

Originally Posted by k_bojar

I hope the USVTA Nationals become the THE nationals for this class...Not some ROAR-sponsored event where you get the high-end sponsored guys running things for free...Or manufacturers making one-off chassis for the event

Keep the USVTA nationals as is - don't much with it Hell, even keep it at the same track every year - just keep in under Doug's ultimate control