Bill, First of all let me say that I just completed my
Rookie season. I think that if you had Hi Speed exits
like airports have high speed taxiway exits with a J
shaped u turn as you got close to the return road. WOS
had some Black Panels that let a driver know where he
had to get to to "clear the course" these sure helped
the drivers and the Marshals just where they were. WmTS
PS I sure liked the set up where you turned into the
middle from either course if you had troubles. wmts
Quoting Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>:
> When I stated the waits were long I hope no one took
it like they weren't
> working their butt off! Everyone i see is working
real hard to keep things
> moving and i am real sure I couldn't even begin to do
a better or as good
> job as
> is being done. i was just stating things as i saw
them. What i saw from my
> view
> of the event is it takes much longer for the course
to clear than to do
> anything
> else. growth in LSR racing as i see it is a 2 edged
sword, brings more
> people
> and interest and cuts down on the number of runs that
can be made by an
> individual at a meet. Seems the way to cut down on
the delays from clearing
> the
> course is in layout and education of the drivers
along with some thought to
> what
> is the hardest thing to clean up that takes the
longest to do. I am with
> Bryan
> on the glass thing, There have to be better
alternatives to glass for use
> in
> racing and Lexan comes to mind. The right thickness i
have no idea but i
> bet
> someone here does ( or a better material)! Maybe
after some set speed
> require a
> composite for 'glass' and suitable straps especially
in types of cars that
> have
> had problems of using it(breaking or blowing out). I
always though you
> ought to
> have windshield and rear window supports as a bare
minimum and side straps
> as
> needed especially on cars that have no support around
the edge of the
> glass.
> Turks Camaro is an example of what i mean. There is
nothing holding the top
> edge
> of the glass in or the outside edges. not picking on
him as he has never
> lost a
> window that i know of just a body style example.
> The thing to do is ask the course workers what they
pick up the most of or
> what
> in their mind is the longest delay. If you do a
little math and realize
> that if
> 30 seconds were saved clearing each car you have
added 16 hours to the
> meet.
> Makes me think if return roads are an issue then
maybe ask and see what the
> racers might want to be different if it gets them off
the track 30 seconds
> sooner. None of this can come from working harder as
everyone I am sure is
> at
> the limit now. it might come from working smarter
though and not allowing
> things
> that have always failed in the past or making it
easier to get off the
> course.
> the other thing is if the car is not running right at
the 3 it is not going
> to
> clear out and magically run great at the 4 or 5. Turk
and i had more than
> our
> fair share of issues with his car this year, but if
it was not running
> right at
> the 1/4 we picked him up at the 3 and did not drone
down the course going
> nowhere for another minute while everyone waited.
That's a driver issue
> though
> and maybe everyone that drives there has to think
that one over for
> themselves.
> Dave Dahlgren
>
> Bill McDowell wrote:
> >
> > Hi Guys, this is my first post to the list. I am
the guy in the timing
> > tower that is trying to make the short course run
as fast as safety will
> > allow. I know some days you wait in long lines.
After working in the
> tower
> > for 6 days, 12+ hours a day, a few things come to
my mind about making
> the
> > line faster. First, I recomend we have more
turnouts available after the
> 3
> > mile marker if the salt is not smooth enough to
turn out. We had one at
> the
> > 2 3/4, and one at the 3 1/2, but for some reason
people liked to turn
> out
> > past the 4 mile marker. Most of these were not fast
vehicles. If drivers
> > would angle off the track, I can see from my
position the track is clear
> and
> > can send another vehicle. From the drivers
perspective, are the turnouts
> > two sharp? We waste alot of time waiting for cars
to turnout and clear
> the
> > course. If you are haveing a problem and need help
or have posible left
> > parts on the course turn in toward the middle so we
know it. Many times
> the
> > drivers coast on the track untill they roll to a
stop. More so this year
> > than past years, people were not ready when they
got to the line??????
> just
> > what my starters tell me. These may seem like
little things to some, but
> > from my chair and what I do all week, it adds up to
alot of time. The
> good
> > thing was, we ran alot of runs, and had a safe
meet. Bill McD
>
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