I can't say how happy I am to see everyones support for
penalizing those who blow through yellows!
I don't know how you SCCA guys do it, but in NASA
the offender gets booted from the event and then
has to do 1-2 weekends of corner worker duty to
earn the right to get back on the track. Amazingly,
the number of "I'm color blind" incidents has dropped
dramatically. An added benefit is that those penalized
develop a deep appreciation of the work the corner workers
do. A freind of mine had the pleasure of working turn 5
at Thunderhill in mid summer. He says he lost 3 pounds that
weekend.
Derek Palmer
San Jose, CA
RSR #69
At 10:41 AM 11/26/98 -0500, Jim Hayes wrote:
>One one of my first SCCA vintage races last year, I slowed for a
>yellow-flagged incident and a guy passed me and then passed the guy in
>front. I wondered if this was part of the rumored SCCA agressiveness I'd
>heard so much about. Immediately after the race, I was called by the
>stewards and questioned along with the other driver passed and the
>offender was sent home. Bravo SCCA!
>We need more of that in other vintage events!
>Happy T-Day!
>Jim (Off to Summit PT!)
>
>Irv Korey wrote:
>>
>> > From: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
>>
>> > Only thing that irritates me more is blatant disregard of yellows --
>> > especially waving yellows. We all take turns criticising SCCA, but when
>> > I raced SCCA, the "no passing under the yellow" rule was very strictly
>> > enforced and universally respected.
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