Re: hypothetical ?

["Jan Schmidt" <jschmidt@kumc.edu>]

I can't think of a case where a person should have to wait until they are in 
impound to find out that they DNF'd all runs.  

I believe that the rules state for divisionals, Nats. etc., (I don't have a 
rulebook at work--but I have witnessed this issue) that an official printout of 
the previous runs must be posted before the next runs are started.  Technically 
you can refuse to start your next run if those are not posted.  What is being 
recorded on the chalkboard is what that worker is hearing over the PA and is 
not considered official.   Official results can differ from the chalkboard 
based on cone audits, etc.

A cone audit can tell you where you DNF's as well.  I believe that carbons of 
the sheets from the corner workers are also to be posted.   From that you 
should be able to tell where you DNF'd.

Jan Schmidt

>>> "Eric Linnhoff" <eric10mm@qni.com> 06/02/99 10:57AM >>>
How DEE!!!

Here's a hypothetical question for y'all.

Say I was at a Divisional event and through some bonehead stunt managed
to DNF all of the day's runs.  Let's say I kept DNFing at the exact same
spot on the course each time BUT, nobody told me as I came off the
course or in the grid area while waiting for my next run.

After I pass the finish lights I come to a stop in the shut-down lane
and read the chalk board that has my time hand written on it by a worker
after each run.  There's no mention of the DNF over the P.A. system or
on the chalk board with my raw time so I assume that I navigated the
course correctly and that I saw a valid time for my run.

After unknowingly DNFing all of my runs, as the car is sitting in the
grid in "impound" waiting to be released, I go to look at the official
score board and see an entire row of DNFs instead of run times next to
my name.

I realize that it's due entirely to driver brain fade, especially since
it was on the 2nd day and we just basically ran the exact same course
except for being reversed from the first day, but..............

What's a guy to do?  Isn't there any "help" offered to racers by the
folks with the radios, the announcer and in the T&S trailer any more?  I
thought this was supposed to be a hobby and a friendly sport.

Just for reference, this didn't happen to me.  I drove quite badly
enough without actually having to resort to DNFing my runs.  I'm just
curious to see what y'all think.

See you on course.

Eric Linnhoff in KC
#69DS    TLS #13
'98 Neon R/T
<eric10mm@qni.com>

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