In a message dated 8/25/2007 1:32:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
dwarner230@yahoo.com writes:
All of these and more should be addressed by a doctor's release for drivers
over 60 maybe. Other suggestions?
I see it as a common practice by guys on this list to drive hundreds of
miles just to tech the cars. If someone had to find out they failed tech
because
they could not exit the car in an emergency situation, they didn't put enough
time into the preparation of their project. We have rulebooks that spell out
both the safety and tech requirements to race. We have other venues to
tune-up for The Salt. I've been practicing for Bonneville for seven years, and
find
it hard to sympathize with those who don't read the rulebook, to the point
of practically memorizing the thing, to know what they need. 99% of my
concerns are passing tech, safety first, any other car stuff a distant second.
I
made a few trips out there for SW in 05 and 04, and witnessed a few of these
tech nightmares. In some cases the money and time put into the performance of
the car as opposed to the safety was just stupid. Dan and the tech crew can
elaborate on the best of the worst stories.
If you are over 50, overweight, and out of shape, driving a straight line
can still be the most physically strenuous task one might encounter, contrary
to
hopefully wishful thinking.
Bob, will probaly fail tech now ,W
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