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Re: More racing in the rain
One of Gerardo's observations on van arounds in the rain goes something like: In the rain you crash going slower.
Jochen Rindt's aphorism (conveyed by Pete Argetsinger): You can drive just as fast in the wet - as long as your hands are straight.
Somewhere between these happy thoughts lies a steep learning curve to real satisfaction finding grip limits every lap. Leaving aside no visibility moments, running in wet - best of all, changing wet - lets us learn faster, even fastest. Revere's foot slipped off the brake at the end of the wet straight at Putnam one year. He'd conceded an off, hoping he'd stop before the fence a long way in the distance across grass, but decided to try turning and risk going off sideways. The car stuck at the rim and he learned he could do that lap after lap.
Once we overcome phobic fear of the wet and are willing to take what seem big risks but aren't, running in the wet is challenging, but fun - just like other aspects of racing. I agree with Sy, all racing is good, so the more racing we can get, the better.
What I'm lobbying for is more seat time for fun - and learning - in the wet.
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