RE: Another Quirky QuestionList
Crowd control and other rules are a lot easier to control under strip layouts,
unlike 12 miles of course and and 2 return roads. Hard enough to get
volunteers for patrols,
Harder to do even with a couple of rovers.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: Albaugh, Neil
To: 'landspeedracer' ; 'Higginbotham Land Speed Racing' ; DrMayf ; Glen
Barrett ; Nafzger ; land-speed@autox.team.net
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 2:06 PM
Subject: RE: Another Quirky Question
John;
Not to beat a dead horse, but back in my ol' drag racin' days if someone
violated the return road speed limit, he was immediately disqualified.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: landspeedracer [mailto:landspeedracer@msn.com]
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 2:40 PM
To: Albaugh, Neil; 'Higginbotham Land Speed Racing'; DrMayf; Glen
Barrett; Nafzger; land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Another Quirky Question
I know from my side of the line that driving/riding a race vehicle is a
problem. Seems that some people can't control that right foot/wrist and have
a tendency to run greatly over the allowable speed limit.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>
To: "'Higginbotham Land Speed Racing'" <saltrat@pro-blend.com>; "DrMayf"
<drmayf@teknett.com>; "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>; "Nafzger"
<nafzger@vtc.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 12:51 PM
Subject: RE: Another Quirky Question
> List;
>
> This seems like a good time for me to ask a dumb question that I've
wondered
> about since first reading the SCTA rule book--
>
> What is the rationale behind requiring a car to be towed back on the
return
> road? It seems like cars with an on- board starter, good driver
visibility,
> and a fully functional cooling system could be safely driven back down the
> return road after a run and this would speed up the time between runs and
> save wear & tear on the salt.
>
> I realize that not all cars could do this safely, without overheating, or
> having a low enough gear to keep the return road speed down. If a driver
had
> a radio to check in after a run and assure his crew of his safety and the
> car's condition, couldn't he simply drive back to the pit area?
>
> This may be a naive question-- there are probably good reasons for that
rule
> but I'd like to know why it was instituted.
>
> Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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