Very true. Consistency is absolutely required, at least in the short to
medium term. In the long term, however, I would suggest that the standards
enforced by the stewards should be subject to reasonable change with the
rest of the sport. Of course any changes in those standards must be
communicated, communicated, communicated.
Jim Brown
----- Original Message -----
From: Susan and John Roper <vscjohn@huntnet.net>
To: Jim & Ann Brown <thebrowns@pdq.net>
Cc: VintageRacingList <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 1999 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: Driver reprogramming
> 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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