[Vintage-race] 2 way radios

[DRR]

Larry ~

The information is not for me.  

While I am on the track, I already know pretty much everything I need to 
during a race -  especially in sprint races which are 90% of the races I 
do. 

It is for my lady.  She wants to know that if for some reason I do not 
come around, that I am O.K.

~  Dick

Larry Dent wrote:

> 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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