Actually, the stopping for a timing slip accomplishes two things:
1. It's a courtesy to you, so you know what your time was, especially
crucial if there is no posting at an event
2. It's a safety meesure, especially when there's not much run-off room,
slowing cars down when they're aimed at the grid, people, etc.
It may be west coast, but it's not a bad idea. BTW, it is not written in any
rules that I know of that not stopping for a timing slip is an automatic
DNF. It may be true at a Sac Chapter event, and has been done in the past.
--Pat Kelly
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>From: "Mark J. Andy" <marka@telerama.com>
>To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Round 17 DNFs
>Date: Tue, Aug 14, 2001, 9:30 AM
>
>Howdy,
>
>On Mon, 13 Aug 2001, Donald R McKenna wrote:
>> >(oh, and remember that conversation about those dasterdly people that
>> >don't stop for timing slips? Whoops. Heh. :-/)
>>
>> So you were the guy in the Miata that damn near caused the anouncer to
>> "freak". But then, he did get you stopped! And, without a DNF.
>
>Yeah. I seem to have a bad habit of freaking out announcers... At a NASA
>event at the beginning of the year the announcer was yelling at me for
>being a little outta control in my buddy's Lotus as I came across the
>finish line. Something to do with sliding sideways with the rears
>spinning after the lights when I was trying to save a spin without going
>off course... :-)
>
>So did I get a DNF for not stopping for the timing slip? I wasn't really
>paying attention to my times as I was trying to help the car owner get
>introduced to autox. Darn west coasters and their weird policies... :-)
>
>Mark
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