the ones I timed were 18-20 seconds. What made it work was that the people
there buckled down to a very serious event and MADE it work. Not quite the
same mindset as the average Sunday autocross at which, IMHO, Phil would be
quite correct.
--Rocky
-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Ethier <pethier@isd.net>
To: Pat Kelly <lollipop@ricochet.net>; MeRacinGal@aol.com
<MeRacinGal@aol.com>
Cc: Smokerbros@aol.com <Smokerbros@aol.com>; autox@autox.team.net
<autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 7:41 AM
Subject: Re: Rocky's Stats for 2000?
>From: Pat Kelly <lollipop@ricochet.net>
>
>
>>Was that during the period of 15 second overlaps?
>>--Pat Kelly
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>
>15 seconds? Too fast, IMHO. Who's idea was it to send them faster than
>twenty? Was it just a matter of the starter not paying attention?
>
>Every once in a while someone who should know better in our local club
>starts thinking the events will go faster if we send cars faster. Never
>works. Once we get faster than about 20 seconds, the reruns start up. Not
>only does the event actually slow down, but everybody gets all tensed up
and
>jumpy. Not my idea of a fun afternoon.
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