It would also need to be available at local events. How on earth can we
expect a local Protest committee to deal with dealers to find out if part X
is legal?
At least if the book is there they can look at something.... if they don't
have the book they get bounced.... they probably wouldn't appeal, just come
back next time with the book if they know they are right...
Rocky... I hope you know I still love you man.... ;)
Rick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>
To: "Matt Murray" <mattm@optonline.net>; "Rick Cone"
<rickcone@bellsouth.net>; <Ghsharp@aol.com>; ".Team.Net"
<autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: Subject: Re: shop manuals
> It needs to be a process that works also at Tours and Divisionals
(probably
> Pros too). This isn't a rule for just one event.
>
> What may be available at Forbes Field (they have a microfiche reader??)
may
> not be available elsewhere.
>
> (National office isn't quite so handy either)
>
> --Rocky
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Murray" <mattm@optonline.net>
> To: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>; "Rick Cone"
<rickcone@bellsouth.net>;
> <Ghsharp@aol.com>; <autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 10:15 PM
> Subject: Re: Subject: Re: shop manuals
>
>
> > FWIW, I think the Protest Shed (more commonly know as the Porsche
> > Parking area) has a micro fiche reader there and I think last
> > year had a PC or access to the PC's (to read Service Manual CDs)
> > in the registration in the MTAA building.
> >
> > Matt Murray
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>
> >
> > > Let's make it even more stupid: Protestee HAS his factory
> > documentation.
> > > It's a pile of microfiches. How do we read those? Well, we go
> > to the dealer,
> > > who has a microfiche machine and read them there. Dealer
> > charges $100 for
> > > the service (which, as someone else pointed out earlier, would
> > be covered by
> > > the protest bond). It would have been the same $100 if we had
> > used the
> > > DEALER'S microfiches, but instead we required every entrant in
> > the paddock
> > > to have his own set. We have saved exactly nothing, cost the
> > protestor the
> > > same amount as before, and ALSO cost all the entrants heavy
> > out-of-pocket
> > > money to no good purpose.
> > >
> > > And BTW, that $100 is just a number plucked out of the air for
> > an hour of a
> > > mythical shop's time. Some shops may charge more, some less.
> > And maybe the
> > > shop just uses 15 minutes and only charges $25. Maybe the shop
> > in a burst of
> > > goodwill gets us the needed spec for free (I'd not be surprised
> > if that was
> > > the norm). The cost of finding out ONE pertinent spec is so
> > minimal compared
> > > to the cost of having every bit of information handy "just in
> > case" I can't
> > > see that there is any real issue there.
> >
> > > --Rocky
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