Autocrossing Memories from Last Century :-)

[smeyers]

Showing here is an Event Flyer we used to mail and post around town (this was around 1980) to try to drum up more entries. Of course there were no computers, so this was done by typewriter, rub-ons, and cut and paste. We used the good old US Post Office for mailing, and the phone number to answer any questions. Hand delivered to many auto parts places and garages for posting.

In those days trophies were awarded after every event, and sometimes even "Dash Plaques" too. Results were mailed out within a week or two.The complete SCCA Solo Rule book was about 30-40 pages long and very small. We typically had around 50-70 entries. Lots of fun was had by all.

Boy have the times changed, huh?

[stealth]

Valley West Mall!!!!  The portion of the parking lot we used was next to a furniture store that opened at noon on Sundays.  The agreement we had with the mall management is we had TO BE GONE from the lot AT NOON!  That isn't finished by noon, that's all pylons and equipment had to disappear by the strike of 12:00. The owner of the furniture store stood outside watching to make sure we were........

[smeyers]

Yes, he really did, watch in hand. At 11:55 the alarm bell or something sounded and EVERYONE associated with the event (like a plague of locusts) descended across the lot in one giant wave picking up everything associated with the event.

Not joking, it was a sight to see.👍😎