Sounds like a very fair policy Katie..and should be part of all events.
On Mon, 5 Nov 2001, Kelly, Katie wrote:
> I want to take a moment to address this tech issue, and give you all a
> heads up as to how tech will work at the Boondoggle by the Bay. I have
> not consulted with your co-chair, Vernon Head, on this, but I have
> witnessed enough panic on the faces of fellow event chairs to come to
> this decision, and I trust that Vernon will support me on this one.
>
> WHY am a announcing this now? For those who don't know, the Boondoggle
> has traditionally been the worst event of the year, before it was ever
> called the Boondoggle.
>
> The Boondoggle exposes ALL of our weaknesses. We have limited daylight
> and our largest number of entrants. We have absolutely no room for
> error.
>
> What saves tech now is that the event chairs and a handful of volunteers
> are stepping up to do it to save the event. Tech is now a half-assed
> procedure.
>
> We cannot take this risk at the Boondoggle, and event chairs should not
> have to tech cars.
>
> The Boondoggle by the Bay (January 27th) WILL be like this:
>
> Tech will be on grid, but ONLY for the first run group. After that, tech
> will be somewhere clearly designated, and NOT on grid, and it will close
> at one o'clock.
>
> There will still be two grids, A and B.
>
> It is the competitor's responsibility to get his or her car teched and
> on grid before it closes, or his or her last run will not count.
>
> I'd like to get about two to three people to work tech per run group,
> prior to one o'clock. If we're short a tech worker, we'll pull someone
> from working course to fulfill that duty. We will make announcements
> notifying competitors when grid for the next group will close, but
> again, getting your car teched is YOUR responsibility. I encourage you
> to take care of this and get your car on grid as soon as possible, or
> you shall risk your last run not counting.
>
> That's just the way it's going to be. After that, it's up to the event
> chair, I guess, but Vernon and I are too close to having mental
> breakdowns to accept anything else.
>
> Katie "Iron Fist" Kelly
>
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Geoff Mohler
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