I for one would like to be able to have enough space in grid for an extra
set of tires. If I am going to be required to remove tire(s) in impound I
certainly DON'T want to have to put the race tires back on to drive to my
paddock space and take them back off again to change to street tires. Us old
guys don't have THAT much energy, especially if the temps are in the century
range again!
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Sirota <mark@sirota.org>
To: Rocky Entriken <rocky@tri.net>; <autox@autox.team.net>;
<evolution-discussions@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: [evolution-disc.] Nationals Impound Procedures
> --On Tuesday, August 26, 2003 11:28 PM -0500 Rocky Entriken
<rocky@tri.net>
> wrote:
> > If it is just removing the wheel from the hub for a quick look, should
be
> > no problem. If you are talking about taking the tire off the wheel,
that's
> > better done in impound NOT on grid, so the car can be moved and the next
> > one can get in its space. Not a good idea to render a car inoperable --
> > immobile, even! -- while still in the competition area, including grid.
>
> Sorry I was unclear. By "tire removing tools", I just mean the lug wrench
> or cordless drill or whatever you prefer for removing a wheel/tire
assembly
> from the hub.
>
> To answer Bruce's question about the grid space size and congestion, I
> don't know how big the spaces will be relative to the past. A small jack,
> a pair of stands, a breaker bar and a cordless drill don't really take all
> that much space; we're not asking that everyone also bring a spare set of
> tires and their entire tool collection!
>
> To answer Mark's question about the proximity of the tools, these things
> may be needed by some competitors in Impound, which is handled in Grid.
It
> would be best to have them nearby, not all the way at the south end of the
> paddock, but they don't actually need to be in your grid space.
>
> Mark
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