Don,
I believe in marking to the outside of the pylons on both sides of
the course/roadway. Afterall, the pylons are the penalty -- the lines
are informational only. Having the line to the inside is confusing
for new drivers unfamiliar with the intent of lining the course. That
said I consider lines to be one more tool a creative course designer
can use to check which drivers are paying attention to the real
direction of the course -- much like walls of cones and boxes can.
They're merely distractions to be ignored.
However, as SFR cannot dictate the lining procedures (or lack of) in
other regions or non-SCCA clubs I would suggest the emphasis be
placed on teaching drivers to ignore the lines -- just like
roadracers do with curbs and such. :-)
I believe courses should always be lined to keep an event flowing smoothly.
--Dan
At 8:08 PM -0700 4/14/00, Donald R McKenna wrote:
>The previous supps, the 1998 version, paragraph #15, read: " The course will
>be lined with gypsum or appropriate substance on the "inside" of the pylons
>marking the course".
>
>At the November '99 SC meeting Charlie Davis proposed a revision to the
>supps that, although still requiring lining, would have made it optional to
>line either "inside" or "outside" the cones. Essentially, after a lot of
>spirited discussion for a couple of meetings, the 2000 supps were revised to
>accomplish the intent of Charlie's suggestion and paragraph #18 (as posted
>as a link off the SFR SOLO II web page) now reads: "Both sides of the
>course will be lined with gypsum or an appropriate substance when allowed by
>the weather and property owners. Slaloms may be lined or unlined."
>
>The jist of the discussions, preceeding the acceptance of the new wording,
>concerned some strong opinions of proponents for either "inside" or
>"outside" lining of our courses. The resultant paragraph #18 wording is
>intended to allow or encourage, depending on one's point-of-view, lining
>different courses either way.
--
Dan L. Bratten
'79 Trans Am 455/5sp -- CP 37 (Continual Project)
<http://24.240.36.69/CP/>
|