What if you hit the box on the other side that acts as the reflector for
the timing lights? Or run into the display stand? Or run over the cable
and break it? Or hit the trailer/course worker?
I think this is rapidly degenerating... do we need to cover every
eventuality? Or can't we just use the SCCA rule mentality of "if it
doesn't say you can do it, you can't". So you can't hit the timing lights,
therefore its a DNF.
Giles
On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Kelly, Katie wrote:
> Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 16:31:34 -0700
> From: "Kelly, Katie" <kkelly@spss.com>
> To: 'Patrick Jones' <axng4me@yahoo.com>,
> craig boyle <craig_autox@yahoo.com>, Smokerbros@aol.com,
> ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: draft new supplemental regs: comments?
>
> Patrick Jones writes...
>
> >> iii) Drivers must not hit the timing lights. If the
> >> event is disrupted to re-align or repair the lights a
> >> DNF will be assessed whether or not the timing device
> >> records a time.
>
> >Well, you can't tell a driver they must not hit the timing
> >lights. I'm living proof that doesn't work and I didn't even
> >try. And why is it that if I somehow manage to record a time
> >that I should be suddenly DNF'd? I don't see the logic. If I
> >wipe out 10 cones, cause two re-runs, and delay the event, I am >not DNF'd.
> This does happen. More regularly than timing lights >get hit.
>
> Perhaps item iii might be better worded as:
>
> iii) Hitting the timing lights results in an automatic DNF for that run.
>
> Or something like that.
>
> Katie K.
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