the errors ended up not affecting the results much, and at least my best
time became the official FTD, even if it was scored on dick's card!
whats scary to me is that the sort of errors we saw on sunday could easily
have changed who won our championship last season.
just remember everyone, the FASTEST time goes on MY card :-)
-james
OSP - Olways Scored Precisely?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd Stiers" <tas@darthracing.com>
>
> The Cobra was fast (when Alan wasn't hitting the kill switch) - at least
> low 40s. The yellow starlet was consistently slower, 41s. What was
> memorable was the red stock-car-looking Mustang (#37?) had 38's, but
> kept on going off course AFTER the finish line (DNF). His last run was
> also < 39, and he stayed on course after the finish - I don't know if he
> carried any cones.
>
> Todd Stiers
> Time Slipper Work Group 7 Sunday.
>
>
> Pat Kelly wrote:
> > Todd Stiers was signed up and checked off as timing slips. Maybe he'll
> > remember, but I doubt he'll recall the precise times.
> > --Pat K
> >
> > ----------
> >
> >>From: "james creasy" <james@thevenom.net>
> >>To: "Pat Kelly" <lollipop487@attbi.com>, "Glenn Ellingson"
<geewiz@sonic.net>,
> >
> > <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> >
> >>Subject: Re: Lost run times...
> >>Date: Wed, Nov 6, 2002, 5:07 PM
> >>
> >
> >
> >>actually i am not kidding, both my and dick's fastest times were not
> >>recorded in the results! who was working time slips that group... they
> >>should remember writing times that started with a "3".
> >>
> >>-james
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Pat Kelly" <lollipop487@attbi.com>
> >>To: "Glenn Ellingson" <geewiz@sonic.net>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> >>Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 04:34 PM
> >>Subject: Re: Lost run times...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>No, James was just funnin'. We have the FTD. Several things can happen
to
> >>>mess up the scorer's job: 1) Someone comes into the MH asking if we can
> >>
> >>stop
> >>
> >>>the event so he can go out on course and find his numbers (no joke); 2)
> >>
> >>car
> >>
> >>>numbers are poorly displayed so the scorer and card sorter hope they
have
> >>>the right person. When there is no announcer, it is quite peaceful in
the
> >>>MH. When there is an announcer, as there will be at the next event,
things
> >>>can get pretty hectic, but communication is better to everyone outside
the
> >>>MH.
> >>>--Pat K
> >>>
> >>>----------
> >>>
> >>>>From: Glenn Ellingson <geewiz@sonic.net>
> >>>>To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >>>>Subject: Lost run times...
> >>>>Date: Wed, Nov 6, 2002, 4:35 PM
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>>The FTD time was lost? That's a new one! I figured it was just my slow
> >>>
> >>run
> >>
> >>>>times that put the trailer crew to sleep now and then :-).
> >>>>
> >>>>I'm not complaining, mind you. I work in the trailer and I'm sure I
make
> >>>>my share of errors. But I do have an idea that might help: at the end
of
> >>>>the driver's meeting some day, could we have a 10-minute talk on how
to
> >>>
> >>do
> >>
> >>>>the jobs in the trailer? Wouldn't have to be every event like the
course
> >>>>working talk, but maybe once per year.... Might help smooth the events
> >>>
> >>and
> >>
> >>>>avoid lost times.
> >>>>
> >>>>-- Glenn
> >>>>
> >>>>On Wednesday, November 6, 2002, at 12:14 PM, james creasy wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>for taking TTOD!!
> >>>>>
> >>>>>however, he got cheated a little as his fastest run somehow got lost.
> >>>>
> >>my
> >>
> >>>>>times were messed up too. boo hoo.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>yeah, so having the corner weights within a few hundred pounds makes
a
> >>>>
> >>big
> >>
> >>>>>difference on well a car works!
> >>>>>
> >>>>>-james
> >>>>>OSP - Old School Power
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