[Wichita-SCCA] GOOD NEWS about Strother Field!

[Webmaster]

Thanks, Greg, for checking into this for all of us!

Definitely good news for the next few years.  Yes, we really do need to 
find some new sites.  But it's hard.  The places that we COULD run on, 
won't let us, and some of the places that will let us, are getting to 
where we can't run on them.

If Hawker Beechcraft could budget just ONE of their lots to be paved, 
that would be fantastic.  Maybe after building their new tower in our 
current lot, they may look to pave the rest of it.  You never know.

As for Greyhound Park, now way to tell.  The lease is up in September, 
and I'm not sure if the land goes to Sedgwick County or Valley Center 
(I'm guessing the county).  And then, do they already have a lessee 
lined up, and will they let us use it, and will it be available on 
Sundays?  It could use a new coat of asphalt as well.

We have a few places in town that we still want to look into, but since 
I've been focused on making sure Yoder works, making sure the trailer 
works, making sure my car works again, and making sure all of our 
equipment works, I haven't really had time to contact any of the 
possible sites.  As the season wears on, it is possible that we could 
spend more time on trying to convince these places that we are not a bad 
thing.

If anyone has any ideas, we'll be glad to hear them, and would love to 
follow up on them as best we can.

Thanks!

 Oooo  Guy Roberts
(   )  Webmaster at wichitascca.org
 ) /   #20 - 1994 Polo Green Corvette
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If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.



Greg Laws wrote:
> Hi all,
>  
> I stopped in at the Strother Field Authority building this morning and 
> spoke directly with field manager Shawn McGrew.  He told me that the 
> concrete in question was all at the north end of the field.  There 
> will be no concrete demolition south of the fuel station .... for now.
>  
> Shawn went on to say that the same demolition in exchange for a grass 
> surface process would eventually happen to the south end of the field 
> where we run our events but that this would be at least five or six 
> years away.
>  
> This is extremely good news for the Wichita Region SCCA in the short 
> term but all is not sunshine and roses for the future.  Ultimately our 
> access to Strother will disappear.  My hope is that our club will 
> start searching for new site access with renewed focus.  The clock is 
> ticking ...
>  
> Enjoy,
> Greg Laws
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