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Re: Procedures-Drivers-Logic

To: wspotter <wester6935@home.com>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Procedures-Drivers-Logic
From: Higginbotham Land Speed Racing <saltrat@pro-blend.com>
Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2001 09:39:39 -0500
Wes,
I still don't like turning the car away from emergency equipment when an
emergency occurs.....

logical? I know that there has been lots of discussion about this.

We could put the emergency equipment on the left side? I refer to fire,
ambulance, jaws, etc.
Skip (trade-offs, trade-offs)


At 07:16 AM 10/1/01 -0700, you wrote:
>List,
>
>As the quality of the salt surface improves there will be more prominent
>pressure ridges and that will require smoothed exits from the marked course.
>One thing Gary Allen had us do at World of Speed was to drag exit paths away
>from the course immediately AFTER the mile markers.  This gave the drivers a
>target area to look at for exits.  There were several appreciative comments
>that I heard from experienced racers.  It did make sense to use something
>that was on the course anyway as a landmark for drivers with limited
>visibility.
>
>With one course, turning off to the right for normal exits and to the left
>with problems makes sense when you remember we have wire strung along the
>left side of the course for the timing eyes.  Also the spectators are kept
>off the right side of the course so it cuts down on traffic problems.
>Course watchers are on the left side and the turnoff in their direction
>shortens emergency response times.  If it's logical it works better.
>
>Wes

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