and consistant.
Jim & Ann Brown wrote:
> 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
>
> -------------------
> > 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
> >
> > --
> > 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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