I think that you and your crew did a FABULOUS job, Phil, of running a
thankless work assignment - even with all of the confusion of trying
to get back onto the site Thursday and Friday. And I commend you for it.
I would suggest ONE thing for next year: Instead of having to read
that little hand-lettered poster under the stop sign to find the
paddock marshall, why couldn't we just reserve the row-one, space-one
parking spot for that person next year with a big banner affixed to
his/her trailer?!? That way, everyone would see it as soon as he/she
entered the site and would know exactly where to check in.
Just a thought from my feeble old beer-soaked brain.
John (Old Fartz & TLS #37) Lieberman
Phillip Osborne wrote:
>
> And I would like to thank all the folks who helped me in Paddock, especially
> Eric the Knuckledragger, Pat Lipsinic, Dennis Barry, Dee Schweickle, my
> spouse, Lou Anna, and others. Lou Anna, Eric Linhoff, and Dee spent a lot
> of hours in the trailer and on the radios trying to make certain folks were
> parked and had the space they needed. I don't know how many hours Eric
> worked, but he was there anytime I needed help, and was willing to do so.
> As for how well Paddock went, it worked for the most part, and we learned a
> lot that will help in future Paddock problems.
> I also want to thank those competitors who arrived and found paddock a bit
> crowded, but were willing to take a space wherever we could send them. The
> fact that some folks did not properly mark their spaces created a few
> problems, since those coming in did not realize a particular space was taken
> unless it was protected by a pylon, or other device. Others failed to come
> to the trailer and report the space they had claimed, causing us to send
> folks to spaces we thought were empty. Admittedly, there was a lot of
> confusion, and the lack of signage didn't help.
> But we know how to improve on things next year, especially in how spaces
> were numbered...having each row contain the same numbers was as confusing
> for us as it was for everyone. Next year, numbers will begin with the row
> number, as in 101, 201, 301 etc, or at least that will be one of my
> suggestions. Even so, we were able to direct a lot of folks to where their
> friends were located by keeping a list of competitors' paddock space.
> Luckily, we did not have to locate anyone due to an emergency, or at least
> any of which I am aware. Hope everyone managed to get home safely....
>
> Phil O.
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