Glen;
Thanks for the reply. Now I understand why that rule was instituted. No
argument from me-- I was just asking.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: Glen Barrett [mailto:speedtimer@charter.net]
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 12:06 PM
To: land-speed@autox.team.net; Nafzger; DrMayf; 'Higginbotham Land Speed
Racing'; Albaugh, Neil
Subject: Re: Another Quirky Question
Neil
As a board member of SCTA I will answer the question.
The first reason is insurance has put a stop to it because a few people get
a little crazy and think they are still on the track and come back at a
higher speed than is safe. This a major problem at El; Mirage due to the
spectator and off roaders that don't pay attention.
The same goes for the now non existant warm up areas from the past. With the
rates so high we had to put a stop to both.
The other reason is most of the racers don't want additional run time on
their engines and hard to find tires.
Hope this answers your questions.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>
To: "'Higginbotham Land Speed Racing'" <saltrat@pro-blend.com>; "DrMayf"
<drmayf@teknett.com>; "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>; "Nafzger"
<nafzger@vtc.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 9:51 AM
Subject: RE: Another Quirky Question
> List;
>
> This seems like a good time for me to ask a dumb question that I've
wondered
> about since first reading the SCTA rule book--
>
> What is the rationale behind requiring a car to be towed back on the
return
> road? It seems like cars with an on- board starter, good driver
visibility,
> and a fully functional cooling system could be safely driven back down the
> return road after a run and this would speed up the time between runs and
> save wear & tear on the salt.
>
> I realize that not all cars could do this safely, without overheating, or
> having a low enough gear to keep the return road speed down. If a driver
had
> a radio to check in after a run and assure his crew of his safety and the
> car's condition, couldn't he simply drive back to the pit area?
>
> This may be a naive question-- there are probably good reasons for that
rule
> but I'd like to know why it was instituted.
>
> Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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