i just mark the card with what's missing/wrong and let them find ME if they
want to run if they arent around the car. when the event is held up while i
tech cars, i dont have any patience for finding people.
or finding the battery in the that alfa... i never did figure out where it
was...
-james
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Ochi <jim_ochi@yahoo.com>
To: James Creasy <black94pgt@pacbell.net>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 10:13 PM
Subject: Re: Informal Poll on "sort of" pre-reg. for autox !
> At 05:03 PM 10/31/2001 -0800, James Creasy wrote:
> >one thing that would REALLY make a difference is for more people to
helmet
> >stickers for tech. i know as an event chair, i end up teching some 40
cars
> >during the day and scrabbling inside everyone's helmet with my dirty
gloves
> >really slows things down. otherwise could tech 3 cars a minute rather
than
> >just 2.
>
> Actually, what I think would really speed up tech is if the drivers would
> STAY WITH THEIR CARS. Then, they can scrabble around inside their own
> helmets to show me the sticker. They can also open the hood and trunk, so
> I don't have to, and open the door to give me the card, pull a lug nut if
> we ask, etc. Then, I wouldn't have to take off my grungy gloves at all.
>
> Also, if something looks iffy, or their card isn't filled out, I can
> discuss it with them right there, instead of having to search for the
> driver. The other advantage of this is that each driver will be able to
> see what is checked, and how, so they know what to watch out for before
> they come to an event.
>
> Jim
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