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ÐÌSir€or€Madam:ÌÌI€am€a€member€of€the€Sportscar€Club€of€America€as€well€as€a€member€of€the€IsuzuWebÏcar€club.€€€For€several€years€now,€the€IsuzuWeb€and€its€members€has€requested€that€theÏSCCA€formally€classify€Isuzu,€Geo€Storm,€and€Lotus€Elan€cars€for€SoloII€competition,Ïbecause€IsuzuWeb€members€had€complained€that€they€would€be€assigned€differentÏclasses€from€region€to€region,€as€well€as€members€complaining€that€other€club€membersÏin€a€different€region€with€the€same€model€car€had€been€assigned€to€a€different€class€thanÏthey€had€in€their€region.ÌÌIn€order€to€expedite€this€action,€the€IsuzuWeb€provided€full€model€specifications€as€wellÏas€vehicle€sales€numbers€as€requested€by€the€SCCA€Solo€Events€Board,€andÏcorresponded€with€Howard€Duncan€and€Paul€Brown€of€the€SEB.€€While€the€SEB€didÏclassify€all€of€the€Isuzu€and€Storm€models,€they€have€refused€to€classify€the€Lotus€ElanÏM100€competitively€in€Street€Prepared€classes,€and€have€in€fact€formally€excluded€theÏcar€from€Stock€class€competition.ÌÌIn€following€correspondences,€numerous€inconsistencies€indicating€questionable€actions,Ïdecisions,€and€motives€by€the€SEB€have€been€found:€ÌÌWith€regard€to€the€requirement€of€1,000€units€of€production€per€year€for€Stock€and€StreetÏPrepared€classes€of€racing€as€indicated€in€sections€13€and€14€of€the€Solo€Rule€Book,ÏHoward€Duncan€has€stated€that€in€his€interpretation,€word€"production"€means€"importedÏand€sold€within€the€US",€despite€the€lack€of€any€definition€in€the€rule€book€and€anÏobvious€disagreement€with€Webster's€and€any€other€dictionary.€€Regardless€of€this,€theÏSEB€was€provided€with€documentation€from€Lotus€Cars€USA,€Inc.,€indicating€they€soldÏ1,286€in€1990€and€2,060€in€1991Ô#† X‰XXX‘\#ÔÔ‡X‘XX X‰Ô,€more€than€fulfilling€that€requirement.€€Mr.€DuncanÐ j*º%& Ðrefuses€to€accept€this€documentation,€stating€that€his€experts€disagree€with€the€numbersÏreported€by€Lotus€Cars€USA,€Inc.,€and€finally€stating€that€the€fact€that€he€has€never€seenÏa€Lotus€Elan€confirms€to€him€that€there€were€not€as€many€sold€as€reported€by€LotusÐ a-±() ÐCars€USA,€Inc.ÌÌPaul€Brown€stated€that,€in€the€past,€cars€had€been€classed€based€on€press€releasesÏ(citing€specifically€the€Acura€Integra€Type€R).€€He€also€stated€that€the€SEB€has,€in€theÏpast,€knowingly€classified€cars€that€did€not€meet€the€number€requirement€describedÏabove€(these€cars€include€TVR,€Audi€V8€Sedan,€Audi€S4,€Audi€200,€Audi€200€Quattro,ÏAudi€Coupe€Quattro,€Porsche€911€Turbo,€Porsche€928,€and€1995-2001€Acura€NSX).Ô#† XsŠXXXázÁ#ÔÔ‡XázXX XsŠÔ€Ð ž î ÐMr.€Duncan€has€stated€emphatically€that€this€is€not€the€case,€but€has€also€stated€thatÏeven€though€we€have€provided€the€SEB€with€proof€that€these€cars€do€not€meet€theÏnumber€requirement€as€indicated€in€the€rule€book,€he€has€no€intention€of€misapplying€theÏrule€he€is€using€to€exclude€the€Elan€to€exclude€these€cars€which€are,€in€fact,€illegal€forÏcompetition.ÌÌÔ#† XsŠXXXáz #ÔÔ‡XázXX XsŠÔHoward€Duncan€has€stated€that€the€Elan€was€misclassified€against€V10€and€V12€cars€inÐ ‰Ù  ÐA€Street€Prepared€class,€but€attributes€this€to€the€fact€that€the€SEB€made€their€classÏdetermination€based€on€the€reputation€of€Lotus€as€a€car€manufacturer,€€instead€of€theÏspecifications€and€performance€of€the€vehicle.€€What€they€have€done€is€knowingly€placeÏa€vehicle€with€the€power€to€weight€ratio€and€handling€ability€of€a€Acura€Integra€into€aÏclass€against€Dodge€Vipers,€large€displacement€turbocharged€Porsches,€BMW€M€Seriñ~ ñeñ~ ñsÏmodels,€and€Mazda€RX„7€Turbo.Ô#† XsŠXXXáz× #ÔÔ‡XázXX XsŠÔÐ wÇ ÐÌIn€light€of€these€facts,€it€is€obvious€that€the€SEB€and€Howard€Duncan€have€engaged€inÏunethical€and€unsportsmanlike€actions€in€order€to€refuse€to€classify€the€Elan€M100€forÏStock€class€competition€and€grossly€misclassifying€it€for€Street€Prepared€competition.€ÏThe€SEB€has€in€effect€excluded€owners€of€these€cars€from€competitive€participation,€ifÏnot€totally€excluded€them€from€any€participation,€in€autocross€in€North€America.€€This€isÏparticularly€sad€in€that€owners€of€Elan€M100s€are,€like€all€Lotus€car€owners,€moreÏinclined€to€be€interested€in€motorsports€and€racing€competition,€and€most€of€theseÏowners€regularly€attend€track€days€and€driving€schools.€€However,€the€actions€of€theÏSEB€would€indicate€that€the€SCCA€has€decided€that€they€are€not€wanted.ÌÌI€would€like€to€file€a€formal€complaint€concerning€this€matter,€and€as€per€the€instructionsÏof€Ô#† XsŠXXXázX#ÔÔ‡XázXX XsŠÔSteve€Johnson,€President€and€CEO€of€the€Sports€Car€Club€of€AmericaÔ#† XsŠXXXáz#ÔÔ‡XázXX XsŠÔ,€I€am€bringingÐ P$   Ðthis€matter€to€your€attention€and€ask€that€you€act€upon€it,€and€ask€that€you,€as€my€areaÏdirector,€take€action€to€force€the€SEB€to€fairly€and€equitably€classify€the€Lotus€ElanÏM100.ÌÌThank€you,ÌÌ__________________________Ô#† XsŠXXXázŒ#Ô