One of the things that I had to give up when I switched from National racing to Regional racing was that I was no longer eligible for most of the SCCA contingency programs I was involved in.

For those who don’t know, a contingency program basically boils down to cash awards for doing well in races, but it’s not prize money from the event itself, but rather, it’s money from the companies that supply equipment.  For example, car companies like Mazda, Honda, BMW, VW, Subaru, GM and others will give you money if you win the right races in their cars.  And the tire companies participate too: Hoosier (my brand of choice), Kumho, and Hankook participate, in general.

But while all of these companies pay awards for winning SCCA National races, few of them pay for SCCA Regional races or NASA races.  And unfortunately, last year, I wasn’t eligible for any of them.  But Hoosier has just announced a contingency for NASA racers, which is great!

Except for one year, 2005, when I joined forces with some established Kumho drivers, I’ve been using Hoosier tires since 1993.  The company has been good to me and the tires are generally considered to be the fastest on the track.  I’m thrilled that they are supporting the local racer.  If only I could talk them into having a SCCA regional program …

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