[Vintage-race] 2 way radios

[OFB Racing]

We use a portable Radio Shack scanner tuned to the corner worker
frequency and connected through an amplified speaker in the paddock.
Your crew can hear everything that's going on and know if you had a
problem on track from the corner worker reports.  It's also handy for
keeping track of what's going on with the group before yours so you
don't have to sit on the grid in the hot sun quite so long.  Don

-----Original Message-----
From: vintage-race-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:vintage-race-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Roger Sieling
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 2:39 PM
To: DRR; mwinbigler at worldnet.att.net; Vintage Race Net
Subject: Re: [Vintage-race] 2 way radios

If that's all it is, buy a pair of the cheap radios from Radio Shack or
Target etc. Strap one in the car and hand her the other.

We have a pair of these we take to the track so she can call me to get
back to our paddock because they've just called the group before ours to
the grid and I need to get my act in gear, quit enjoying seeing my
friends and get ready to race. Actually, if you both have cell phones,
just strap your cell phone in the car so you can call her and tell her
you're OK.

Roger

-----Original Message-----
From: vintage-race-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:vintage-race-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of DRR
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 2:20 PM
To: mwinbigler at worldnet.att.net; Vintage Race Net
Subject: [Vintage-race] 2 way radios

Myles ~

To be honest, I completely agree.   I raced with SCCA from 1963 until
1970 when family commitments and lack of funds forced my retirement.  I
took up vintage racing in 1985, and also raced a bit with SCCA from 1995
- 2000.

Pit boards were more than adequate, and lots of fun.  Everyone used
them.  I miss it.

My situation is that my fiancee, who has been coming to the races with
me for a couple of years, has a very hard time with it if anything
happens when I am out of sight.  There was an incident on track last
year where the race was red flagged and we had to pull over and stop on
the side of the race track.  She did know what had happened and went
into total panic mode.  Another time I didn't come around because I had
run out of gas out on course at end of a long practice session (duh!!).

It was then that she made me promise to get radios.

I am sure the radios are more of a distraction and a pain in the butt to
deal with than they are a benefit.  We have enough other things to think
about when we are on course.  But, sometimes it is best just to do
things to make them happy.

Regards,

  ~  Dick Rothman
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