i rode with a first-timer at a recent event and he didnt see the timing
lights at the finish, so he proceeded to drive the slow down area as part of
the course, with me screaming "SLOW DOWN SLOW DOWN!" in his ear.
fortunately he got the idea before we took out the timing slip worker.
<whew>
-James Creasy
Slip Angle Cobrasports www.klio.net/cobra
BAPOC www.klio.net/probe
-----Original Message-----
From: Smokerbros@aol.com <Smokerbros@aol.com>
To: lollipop@ricochet.net <lollipop@ricochet.net>
Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, July 13, 2000 1:02 PM
Subject: Timing Slip person and safety
>One of my recent finishes had acceleration, and some drivers forgot to take
>their foot out, nearly taking out timing slip personnel.
>
>The next finish was criticized for causing cars to spin (and give re-runs),
>though far enough from the timing slip person to not endanger them.
>
>This time I gave people a place to accelerate, shut down, and have to
>negotiate a corner before getting the timing slip. Hopefully, that worked
>for everyone.
>
>Nest time at GGF, maybe part of the requirement for that position will be
to
>have a Walkman, so you can hear the FM broadcast (assuming we get it fixed
>AND are sure we don't run afoul of the FCC...
>
>CHD
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