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Re: How does a region foster nationally competitive drivers?

To: <PZahornask@aol.com>, <autox@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: How does a region foster nationally competitive drivers?
From: "David Hawkins" <otgrouch@twosrus.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 22:18:36 -0500
>Another outgrowth was the ride-along program.  Basically experienced
drivers
>are allowed to have better drivers ride with them, even during competition
>runs.  This is to foster improvement among the drivers that are above the
>novice level but haven't reached the higher levels.  This program also
allows
>a person that is highly developed have another highly developed driver ride
>along for critique as well.


THANK YOU!

I have been trying to get ride alongs approved in my region for over 6
months
now and keep getting resistance based on 'it gives an unfair advantage as
the
person is seeing the course more often than everyone else.'  I just want the
novices to be able to ride with the more experienced folk as I'm trying to
help
a couple of them improve and you can only go so far out of the car.
Ideally,
I'd like to get open riding....after all, we're competing for a jacket and a
mug!

If ANYONE can give me ammunition to combat the 'unfair advantage' and 'it's
just not safe' arguments, I'd like to hear it.  I think I've exhausted my
cache, but
it'll keep coming up at the meetings until I get what I consider a viable
reason.

David Hawkins
85 Mr2 CSP/ITA
TLS 15





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