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From the 1978 Suriser 400 results sheet....a summary of the prior year's competitor inputs to the organizers. Here are 2 of the items of several that made me think of our disucssions here:
"1. The route should be more of an endruance rally and less of a road race. The general feeling appeared to be that although a few rather fast stages were nice, the character of the route should put a premium on reliability and endurance. (With no particular type of vehicle having a particular advantage - e.g. 4WD.)"
FYI, the event started about 2PM on Saturday afternoon and ended about 8AM on Sunday.
and....
"4. That those who gain the most from the sport (sponsored entries) should pay a large protion of the cost of maintaining the sport. Thus we tried the General vs. Private entry fees."
Just for some historical perspective.....regards,
Mark B.
"1. The route should be more of an endruance rally and less of a road race. The general feeling appeared to be that although a few rather fast stages were nice, the character of the route should put a premium on reliability and endurance. (With no particular type of vehicle having a particular advantage - e.g. 4WD.)"
FYI, the event started about 2PM on Saturday afternoon and ended about 8AM on Sunday.
and....
"4. That those who gain the most from the sport (sponsored entries) should pay a large protion of the cost of maintaining the sport. Thus we tried the General vs. Private entry fees."
Just for some historical perspective.....regards,
Mark B.