I've been watching threads about this on a couple forums because I may try to attend the events at Daytona and Sebring. On one of the other forums Jimi Day made a couple posts that may answer questions people on this forum may have. I'm copying & pasting them here.
Full roll cages and harnesses will be encouraged, but will not be required to attend and have fun in these events. Safety is our primary concern, but we also understand this is a street car series and cages and harnesses are not always practical. As well, the series is for all makes, models and years of real street cars. Participants are not required to participate in the points series and there will be more than one way to earn a spot in the OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car invitational.
We are still ironing out the rules and points systems, but rest assured that each event will be safe, organized and fun and will offer a bucket-list experience for street car owners of all skill levels at a competitive price.
We have 10 USCA events, ASCS will have at least five events and GoodGuys will have almost 20 Autocross events across the country. There will be something for everyone. The street car perfromance marketplace is a viable and robust market, and all of these series and events will serve to bring more attention to our hobby. The combination of all these events provides an experience for every year make and model of street car and we support them all.
Jimi Day
FM3 Performance Marketing, Inc.
http://www.fm3marketing.com
Ladies and gentlemen, enthusiasts, hot rodders,
The USCA is committed to safety first at all of these events. Secondly, we want to make the events fun and accessible to everyone, without regard to any specific economic demographics. And we are working hard to level the playing field. This series is not about prize money, it's about the cars and the people that drive them, that's what our street performance industry is all about. TV will not dictate the competition, it will cover it in a credible and respectable manner.
We don't have all the rules figured out yet, but we work on them daily. And safety requirements are at the top of our list. We know some of these tracks are very high speed or technical, and I've personally driven on every one of them, so I know. Our USCA group has organized and run hundreds of events at tracks all around the country and we have the necessary knowledge and experience to make the events fun and safe for all skill levels.
As for sharing track time with Chumpcar, I promise you will have a significant amount of track time at each one of these facilities. Our events will have five elements, and all the facilities have an adequate amount of space to run all the events. Our planned format will run Friday through Sunday, starting with a road rally and social event. Saturday will be Autocross and speed stop while Chumpcar is on the track, and we will run a track day on Sunday. At certain venues, we may take the track on Saturday and run AX and SS on Sunday. The format will be the same for every event, the run order may change based on facility.
We also know there will multiple ways to win your way into the Super Bowl, the OUSCI, besides just the points.
We will be posting important updates on our website, ultimatestreetcarassociation.com and to our facebook page, Ultimate Street Car Association. These are the only places where you will find the official information about the series.
I appreciate your patience as we work through the details - the time we spend we spend now will pay off in the near future. We will try to address any specific concerns as they are brought to our attention. We appreciate all of your enthusiasm, input and feedback as we move forward.
Jimi Day
FM3 Performance Marketing, Inc.
http://www.fm3marketing.com
and was well driven.
