Howdy,
On Tue, 14 Aug 2001, Pat Kelly wrote:
> Actually, the stopping for a timing slip accomplishes two things:
> 1. It's a courtesy to you, so you know what your time was, especially
> crucial if there is no posting at an event
> 2. It's a safety meesure, especially when there's not much run-off room,
> slowing cars down when they're aimed at the grid, people, etc.
> It may be west coast, but it's not a bad idea. BTW, it is not written in any
> rules that I know of that not stopping for a timing slip is an automatic
> DNF. It may be true at a Sac Chapter event, and has been done in the past.
Heck, I don't care about a DNF. Won't be the last time I screw up a run
:-)
I like the timing slip idea overall actually, I just gotta remember which
side of the country I'm on when I come across the line. :-)
Mark
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