He shouldn't have passed tech, fixed it, tried again, or if can't fix,
get a refund.
At the point where you had a chance, you should ask for a Safety
Steward who is trained to handle such situations.
--Pat Kelly
Alan Gruner wrote:
> I want to thank everyone who worked so hard to make
> round 6 run so well. I had a great time.
>
> One thing happen that concerns me. While waiting in
> line for my 3rd run, I noticed that a lug nut appeared
> to be missing on the front wheel of the white Neon in
> line beside me. I yelled through my helmet at the
> driver,"I think you're missing a lug nut." He yelled
> back, "I know. The muffler shop lost one when I had it
> in there last time." I asked if they had let him
> through Tech with it missing. He indicated yes and
> seemed unconcerned. I was being waived forward to run.
> I chose to go ahead and run without making an issue of
> it. In retrospect I'm not proud of that decision. I
> have a hard time believing any tech inspector
> knowingly let that slide. I think I should have
> alerted the grid workers.
>
> Is there a preferred method for dealing with
> situations like this?
>
> Alan
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