I suggest DECAF. I/we "race" cars (call it anything you want) and
incidents can happen. Have you ever chaired a high level event (tour,
pro, divisional)? You just don't change the course, especially late in
the event, and if the event involves money/points/prestiage. Safety is
decided early on, not late Sunday if an incident happens.
I've been autocrossing since 1972, mostly on San Diego's Qualcomm/Jack
Murphy Stadium. Prior to joining SCCA I know of speeds in excess of 100
mph for street prepared and prepared cars; hey, I did 80 mph in a Honda
Accord.
Safety doesn't come after the fact. I and many others have complained
about unsafe conditions at a particular event and gotten changes made.
Point is: Don't complain about something Sunday, that you knew about
Saturday morning.
Jim
Eric Linnhoff wrote:
>
> Some driver mistakes were made,
> >cars touched, but it was decided that the event go on. Changing the
> >course was not a viable option.
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> I fully expect to get flamed for this, so go to it guys.
>
> Coming from a SSS viewpoint, the above attitude is TOTAL BULLSHIT and
> against the rules.
>
> Changing a course absolutely IS an (required) option if there is a viable
> safety concern, such as after several incidents, or accidents as the case
> may be, have already occurred.
>
> If it means having to totally cancel the rest of the event (as a ProSolo
> format would have to do due to the format) then dammit, that's what MUST be
> done. There is absolutely NO excuse for continuing an event just because
> "it'd cause too many headaches to change it midstream".
>
> What a crock. Read the rulebook folks. Unsafe events CAN NOT be allowed to
> continue under any circumstances. It's in there several times. You
> accepted the rules when you signed your membership applications.
>
> If this (unsafe course design) is a normal occurance at ProSolo events, and
> continues to be propogated by simpletons who don't want to change "because
> it might upset people or cause delays" then I will surely never attend them
> and those people deserve whatever happens to them and their equipment.
>
> I am not at all sorry for this rant. Y'all better wake up. We absolutely
> cannot afford to shoot ourselves in our collective foot by continuing such
> complete and utter nonsense.
>
> Eric Linnhoff in KC
> #69DS TLS #13
> '98 Neon R/T
> <eric10mm@qni.com>
>
> Education is neither intelligence nor wisdom. An educated
> fool can always find a philosophy to justify his folly.
> =======================================
> I have no idea who originally said this. But I like it.
--
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