Majors at Nelson Ledges canceled
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Agreed. It's a big loss for a track that was trying hard to make a comeback.
I see it's been scheduled 'til 9/29-/30
That's a regional, not a Majors.
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Gene Kern has posted the following on Facebook:
"The decision to cancel was based upon the divisional at Watkins Glen on the same weekend and the likelihood of a very poor turnout due to the anticipated cost of the event...the TT that would have been run lost drivers to WGI. Corner Marshalls (all volunteer positions) have been a problem since the late 90s. Having just finished 5 years as treasurer of Steel Cities, I am sure 50 cars fields do not cover all of the costs of an event at Nelson Ledges."
"The decision to cancel was based upon the divisional at Watkins Glen on the same weekend and the likelihood of a very poor turnout due to the anticipated cost of the event...the TT that would have been run lost drivers to WGI. Corner Marshalls (all volunteer positions) have been a problem since the late 90s. Having just finished 5 years as treasurer of Steel Cities, I am sure 50 cars fields do not cover all of the costs of an event at Nelson Ledges."
I read that as "Steel Cities did not want to put the event on and take a risk on hosting an event at a new-to-them facility." Let's hope that NEO or MVR can get a national there in 2027 - the track could really use it to continue its revival.
Maybe someone should start a petition with drivers saying "95+% of attending" (ie. barring conflict with date or last minute unforeseen stuff), "50% of attending", etc. I bet there would be 150+ cars there if a national event was held there again. ESPECIALLY if it was a dual conf event with NEDIV and GLD.
Peter Olivola
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For at least the past two years there have only been two dual conference HST events, VIR and Hallett. No non HST Majors have been dual conference events. The history of dual conference/division events not under the direct control of SCCA, Inc., is short and not particularly encouraging. The one and only dual division Nationals was held at Nelson Ledges with decidedly less than satisfactory results. While much has changed since that event, much hasn't and there is no reason to think the issues encountered with that event have been resolved. Those issues may not have been directly visible to competitors, but from an organizational perspective they were real and seemingly intractable. That event was held over four days. Shortening it to two or even three days would exacerbate those issues. They can be resolved, but it would require a level of cooperation that has only been achieved through Topeka's direct involvement in event organization.