Jim Hayes, and all,
Right on, Jim. A firm hand by the stewards can work wonders, as we see in
our club. If sanctions are to be truly effective as both deterrent and
attitude-changer they must be, all at the same instant, certain, speedy and
visible.
Jim Brown
Houston
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> What I think is really needed is Stewards that will talk to drivers that
> are obviously in need of attitude modification, more training, a slower
> car or a return to golf.
> The Stewards should be the intermediaries between drivers and flaggers
> who complain and those who are the subjects of the complaints. They
> should be firm - and we all know it's hard to tell a "Walter Mitty" that
> he belongs in a slower car or should go spend the week with Bondurant or
> Skip Barber or should be racing beat-up stock cars on his local track.
> Or should become friendly with Eli instead or Reeves Callaway!
> Most of us know a bunch of drivers who need this kind of talking-to;
> they are the ones we know not to pass except on the long straights.
> Waiting until one of them causes an incident to slap their wrists is a
> crime!
> I know some organizations have a driver's committee, but since a member
> of one of them deliberately ran me off the road a couple of years ago I
> can't say I have a high opinion of the idea....
> Face it guys - this in not a "sport" that should be egalitarian.
> J
>
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> Jim Hayes Winchester, MA, USA
> hayes@mediaone.net http://www.fotec.com/jim/jim.htm
> jeh@fotec.com http://www.fotec.com/
> All generalizations, with the possible exception of this one, are false!
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