I have one possible explanation for that. The outside of that particular
section was lined with pointer cones. I think that created a confusion over
whether the downed cones were actually supposed to be down. I can see why
that could be confusing to a new course worker.
--Navid
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Hearn [mailto:khearn@legato.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 11:33 AM
> To: navid@interwoven.com
> Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net; khearn@mail.legato.com
> Subject: Re: One problem with Albany
>
>
> In message
> <01f601bfec98$c3a185b0$9328000a@nkahangibns.interwoven.com>, "Navid
> Kahangi" writes:
> >
> > Since you open this can of worms, I have to tell you my sad
> story from the
> > last event. My first 2 runs on Sunday were dirty. On my third
> run, I was
> > going through the first slalom with walls of cones. After the
> second wall,
> > I noticed the entire wall (3 cones) were laying down. No,
> these were not
> > the pointer cones on the outside of the slalom, this was one of
> the walls
> > you had to get around. By the time I put on the breaks, I was up to the
> > next wall. At this point I figured it was too late to stop and
> got back on
> > the gas.
>
> I also had almost the exact same thing happen to me. In the first slalom
> I also saw cones down and hit the brakes, but realised I couldn't
> stop until I was well past them, so I kept going. It seems as if the
> workers in that area weren't paying very close attention during our
> run group.
>
> Keith Hearn
> '99 Miata 10AE "Sexy Sadie" the Sapphire Shark
> B-Stock
> Milpitas, CA
>
>
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