Tips on organizing?

[shumacher]

I'm green.

That having been said, I've driven before. I've driven fast before, and I'm not afraid of moving the rear of the car about with the throttle. (Resisting the urge to catch it immediately is another matter!) As of a month ago, I'm without a rwd car for the first time. I'm reading all I can and scouting about for a good car.

Living where I do, I'm often among the last to see the latest automotive trends move in. Import drag racing only took off because there was already a following for domestic drag racing. There's a little autocross here too, but that's about it. No rallycross, no rally for that matter. The only drifting is done on the rainy streets by the occasional El Camino.

It's not all bad. There's a road course about an hour away. There are numerous parking lots around, many of which are clean, flat and abandoned on weekends. I don't race on the streets. What I want to do is organize some sort of drift meeting in Southeast Louisiana.

I want to go in with a strong case, be it with the owners of a parking lot or the people at the road course. I know property owners have issues of liability to deal with. I don't have the backing of the SCCA, BMWCCA or any other such organization, who offer insurance on member events. What have other people on the board done to help promote the sport of drifting?

-mike

[jdmkenji]

Well if you really and truly want to start a local event do your research.

1. find out how many people are willing to actually participate... the more the better since your event will be cheaper. Plan to chip in at least $100 for your initial event.

2. find a lot who will allow you to do this. be honest with them, tell them you will be laying rubber. if you find a lot who is interested then your in luck, get a good price.

3. find an insurance company for your event, again... try the internet for your research. insurance will initially run you a lot in the beginning but can be used for future events, so think for the long run.

4. buy or rent equipment... talk to your local SCCA group, they might rent you their pylons for a small amount... find out where they get their insurance from, get tips on how to setup an event and what to watch out for... if you've been going to SCCA then you should know how things are done.

after all is said and done, make sure to create a good relationship with the people you deal with since you will be dealing with them in your future events.

good luck, dont expect for things to be spoon fed to you... do you research and you will figure things out... this is the fun of setting up an event!

[StanBo]

Where are you located dude? I might have a couple contacts for you.