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1. The time I blew off tech (score: 1): Author: "Malcolm Cox" <malcox@napanet.net>; Date: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 22:18:39 -0700; Perhaps others have a story to share. So I was at a VARA race at Buttonwillow, marginally Southern California. The tech inspector became seriously focussed on my closed wheel nuts and of course short; /html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00017.html (8,411 bytes)
2. Re: The time I blew off tech (score: 1): Author: MHKitchen@aol.com; Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 11:19:17 EDT; << Malcolm Cox, one long stud dude. >> Braggard!! Myles H. Kitchen 1965 Lotus (need longer studs & more HP!) Cortina Mk1 #!28; /html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00018.html (7,632 bytes)
3. Re: The time I blew off tech (score: 1): Author: DonJQueen@aol.com; Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 11:50:54 EDT; << The tech inspector became seriously focused on my closed wheel nuts and of course short wheel studs. >> Closed wheel nuts are time bombs, yet I see too many of them at every CSRG tech. My son race; /html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00019.html (8,515 bytes)
4. Re: The time I blew off tech (score: 1): Author: "wtmitchell" <wtmitchell@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 08:41:34 -0700; Thank you for your comments on not blowing off the tech inspector any more. I have always enjoyed my contact with you at VARA races and have never felt you were blowing my crew off. We are all knowl; /html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00020.html (8,316 bytes)
5. Re: The time I blew off tech (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 10:01:08 -0700; Not as good, but I have an amusing story. I once took the Bourgeault Formula Jr. to the Duel at De Anza autocross. It's an annual event that's a benefit for the auto tech program at De Anza JC. As I; /html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00023.html (9,460 bytes)
6. Re: The time I blew off tech (score: 1): Author: RodsINTOMG@aol.com; Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 22:20:27 EDT; << asure to talk to you this past weekend at HSR West Willow and to watch your race until you had another unconnected failure. Wayne >> Okay Malcom, Tell us about this other :"unconnected failure". R; /html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00028.html (8,102 bytes)
7. Re: The time I blew off tech (score: 1): Author: Tom M <tmatycho@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 21:01:24 -0700; <snip> Most of the time that's true, but since you recruit from the human race, some of us have an amusing memory or two. Like the VARA tech guy who told me, in all seriousness, that I should put som; /html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00029.html (9,881 bytes)
8. Re: The time I blew off tech (score: 1): Author: Derek Harling <derek.lola@sympatico.ca>; Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 00:17:39 -0400; My own, true, version of this was an SCCA techie at a vintage race who insisted I had to cover the grounded battery terminal. So, with tongue in cheek, I used some aluminum tape and he was happy. May; /html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00030.html (8,564 bytes)
9. Re: the time I blew off tech (score: 1): Author: "Tony Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>; Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 00:33:23 -0500; In the 60s, an over-zealous tech once sent me and the entire class of formula vees back to the paddock to fit horns! We fitted our tow car horns, squeeze-bulbs off a bike and a coupla guys just poked; /html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00031.html (8,461 bytes)
10. Re: the time I blew off tech (score: 1): Author: MHKitchen@aol.com; Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 12:07:17 EDT; << We fitted our tow car horns, squeeze-bulbs off a bike and a coupla guys just poked an imaginary button and went: "BEEP!" >> Great Tech story.... I also remember the time a tech wouldn't let us rac; /html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00036.html (8,663 bytes)
11. Re: The time I blew off tech (score: 1): Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@geneseo.net>; Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 13:41:32 -0500; True story that happened to my friend Mark School of Appleton, Mark restored one of the very few remaining Formula Saabs (you know, like a Formula Vee but with a ring-ding-ding motor). Taking it thro; /html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00037.html (9,125 bytes)
12. Re: the time I blew off tech (score: 1): Author: Nick England <nick@cs.unc.edu>; Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 13:19:25 -0400 (EDT); I am sure that tech inspectors have very few stories to tell about the drivers they deal with - none of whom are clueless or the least bit conceited. Oh no, surely not :-) :-) In truth, I think we al; /html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00039.html (8,985 bytes)
13. Re: the time I blew off tech (score: 1): Author: Derek Harling <derek.lola@sympatico.ca>; Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 10:32:29 -0400; Having contibuted to the "amusing stories about track workers" let me be one of the first to support Nick's very valid note about appreciating track workers - it's they who make it possible for us to; /html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00044.html (9,222 bytes)
14. Re: the time I blew off tech (score: 1): Author: DonJQueen@aol.com; Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 11:46:37 EDT; << I am sure that tech inspectors have very few stories to tell about the drivers they deal with - none of whom are clueless or the least bit conceited. Oh no, surely not :-) :-) In truth, I think we; /html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00047.html (9,367 bytes)
15. The time I blew off tech (score: 1): Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@geneseo.net>; Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 12:42:21 -0500; Workers make our sport possible. No doubt about it. I appreciate every one of them. It would be fun to hear from the workers about bone-headed maneuvers on the part of participants. Here's one I'll s; /html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00048.html (9,111 bytes)
16. Re: the time I blew off tech (score: 1): Author: Simon Favre <simon@mondes.com>; Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 16:37:09 -0700; You definitely get Karma points for waving cheerfully at the corner workers. I can think of another, more practical reason to do so. It signals all the boneheads behind you who missed seeing the chec; /html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00052.html (9,411 bytes)
17. RE: the time I blew off tech (score: 1): Author: psr@mnw.net (PSR); Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 21:18:15 -0500; Nick is right on with the reminder to thank the workers who make it possible for us to race. But is a wave enough? I was first a licensed "Crash and Burn" Road Atlanta corner worker (every race at RA; /html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00054.html (11,428 bytes)
18. re: the time I blew off tech (score: 1): Author: Calvin Krug <ckrug@laf.cioe.com>; Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 21:45:44 -0600; This discussion has made me think of something that I should do. Since I'm always coming up with excuses to go to the track for a weekend (hard to do since I don't have a track-ready car) maybe I sho; /html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00055.html (8,622 bytes)
19. Re: the time I blew off tech (score: 1): Author: Tom M <tmatycho@ix.netcom.com>; Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 19:43:20 -0700; If somebody has claimed here that tech inspectors are generally dumb, I missed it. And how this is transmuted into an ostensible attack on the intelligence of corner workers and club officers is beyo; /html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00056.html (9,107 bytes)
20. Re: the time I blew off tech (score: 1): Author: Paul Fitzsimmons <fitzsmns@mwci.net>; Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 23:46:33 -0500; VSCDA is always looking for volunteers at its events. If you want to help out, just email Judy Cull and let her know. She'll find work for you for the rest of your life. Fitz; /html/vintage-race/1999-10/msg00059.html (8,865 bytes)

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