Eight heats is one of the benefits of a lot of entrants. For most heats,
there are enough workers, except for the hmmm Corvette group. :) So, your
work group isn't a quarter of the day, just an eighth, far less time being
out on course, a real plus, so that everyone stays sharp.
--Pat Kelly
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>From: Yeoh Yiu <squid@panix.com>
>To: "Pat Kelly" <lollipop487@attbi.com>
>Cc: Jerry Mouton <jerry@moutons.org>, "John F. Kelly Jr."
<76067.1750@compuserve.com>, Larrybsp@aol.com, Richard Urschel
<osp13@mybluelight.com>, ba-autox@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: What's drawing new members?
>Date: Sat, Aug 10, 2002, 6:09 PM
>
> "Pat Kelly" <lollipop487@attbi.com> writes:
>
>> I believe attendance is under control. The only event(s) that got out of
>> hand in 02, so far, were the first with a short daylight, and the one that
>> drew 341--and we still got done before the sun set. Some drivers don't like
>> the frenetic pace of these large events, and go to more distant events, like
>> in Marina, Sacramento, or Atwater (Fresno) for the smaller entry levels.
>> Others make the choice between convenience, or proximity over the large
>> numbers of entries. And, perhaps, more pleasant weather than the heat of the
>> Central Valley. Fall and Spring are fine there, but the summer can put you
>> out of commission.
>> --Pat Kelly
>
> One of the aspects I like best about current events is the split day schedule;
> If I run in the morning, I can count on having a morning work assignment
> and backing up around noon. Or if I run in the afternoon, I don't need
> to arrive before 11am.
>
> This schedule also frees up pit space.
>
> squid.
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