Interesting.... Is the event rescheduled or just cancelled?
Larry
----- Original Message -----
From: <jac73@daimlerchrysler.com>
To: <autox@autox.team.net>
Cc: <firstcard@hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 6:43 AM
Subject: Re: Emergency Weather
> On Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 16:14:24 -0700, "Lawrence Lane" asked:
>
> >Quick question (novice),
> >
> > Do autocross events ever run in the rain?
>
> Larry -
>
> You bet we play in the rain. Running in the rain is a great way to learn
> finesse and smoothness in your car-control stills.
>
> Generally, the presence of lightning will stop an event, as will very high
> winds, torrential rain, or other dangerous conditions. This is under the
> control of the Safety Steward for the event. Locally (Detroit SCCA), I
> tend to volunteer to be the unofficial Weather Steward when things are
> looking dicey. This is because I spent a few years as a trained Skywarn
> spotter for the National Weather Service back 10-11 years ago in Tulsa,
> Oklahoma, and I always have a radio capable of receiving NOAA Weather
Radio
> broadcasts (this happens to be my scanner, which has a WX hot-button that
> scans the 4-5 frequencies used by NOAA and Environment Canada for weather
> broadcasts) with me at events.
>
> When I'm doing Weather Steward duty, it's my job to strongly suggest to
the
> event chair and Safety Steward that things needed to be stopped before
they
> get too hairy.
>
> Jim Crider
> autojim@att.net
>
>
>
>
>
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