Stacey,
Dan was the only one without his name checked off, and I believe you!. All
is forgiven. :)
--Pat K
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>From: "Stacey Wilbur" <svwilbur@comcast.net>
>To: "bay area team.net" <ba-autox@autox.team.net>, "Pat Kelly"
<lollipop487@comcast.net>
>Cc: "Daniel Wilbur" <dewilbur@comcast.net>, "Stacey Wilbur"
<svwilbur@sbcglobal.net>
>Subject: Round 5 confusion for 12/04/2005
>Date: Sun, Dec 4, 2005, 3:49 PM
>
> Alan Chin and Nicholas West and Pat Kelly,
>
> My wife told me after we left the event today that they had called my son's
> name (Dan Wilbur ESP group 2) twice over the PA after
> the second car went on the course for run groups 3 and 4. She said that
> they said if he "did not sign in to work he would lose his
> scores" or something to that effect.
>
> He worked with me (Stacey Wilbur) on station 1 just like we had sign up.
> He was the flag man. I was on radio.
>
> I guess the confusing was that he did not walk out to station 1 with me at
> the same time so I did not have them check his name off
> when I checked mine off as we usually do. And I guess he forgot to
> check-in with the chair 1 minute later when he came out.. But
> he did do his work.
>
> They announced it over the PA according to my wife but even working on
> station 1 you can not hear anything that goes through the PA
> only what is on the radio and there was no mention of it on the radio. He
> was there before the event started and worked the whole
> session for the joint 3 and 4 work group. At station 1 it was just the 3
> of us Stacey, Dan and Mat who ran a white Jetta. Mat may
> have been from run group 1.
>
> But anyway had we heard the PA, I would have had him go back to the trailer
> to sign off his name. I guess it is a lesson learned.
>
> We are not so concerned about losing the points as much as we are about
> having a reputation for not showing up for work. He also
> does not wish to me marked as "DNW" (Did Not Work) or be disqualified
> indefinitely from entering any subsequent SFR Solo II events
> for DNW status.
>
> Hopefully you can forgive him for not checking in this one time. He won't
> forget again. He did do his work assignment he just did
> not check-in and we did not hear the PA announcement since he was already
> on course outside the range of the PA.
>
>
> BTW - We almost got run over 3 separate times from people going off course
> in the box going into station 1 during run group 3 and 4.
> Lots of confusion right there for several drivers. Perhaps one more cone
> was needed so that they would have known to turn right
> toward the left hand turn before the slalom and not left into the workers?
> Although one driver missed the box completely and drove
> between two cones and turned right and headed right for us. He stopped and
> wondered why we red flagged him. I told him he was
> totally off the course having bypassed 4+ cones and almost hitting us. It
> was interesting and exciting to say the least. Maybe
> more chalk was needed or perhaps they did not walk the course or were not
> looking ahead enough? But it was kind of a safety issue.
> It kept us on our toes.
>
> I thought the course was lots of fun. I am going to have to run a better
> line and learn to brake better a bit more traction would
> not hurt either. My son almost beat me today in his 300zx. We are both in
> ESP and on street tires.
>
> Sorry everyone and thanks for a great event!
>
> Stacey Wilbur
> 97 Z28 Camaro ESP 97
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