[Vintage-race] 2 way radios

[Larry Dent]

Miles I drove off and on for 40 years in every thing from a Supper 7  
to a Trans Am car.  I always considered the radio more of a problem.

Heck, I always knew my  oil pressure and temperature, water  
temperature and pressure, and in a no tire change, sprint race, was  
driving that bitch as hard as it would go.

What information can anyone provide that would make a difference on  
most road courses?   Larry Dent

On Jun 13, 2007, at 2:19 PM, DRR wrote:

> 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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