Maybe at GGF events we should either have a "town crier" worker position,
or add an extra event chair, to take care of the paddock. Then, you can
have one chair at the motorhome (taking care of workers, course, and the
trailer crews), one taking care of grid (keeping things running, making
sure the tech crews are cranking, etc.), and the third one spreading info
in the paddock and available to answer the "are we going to have fun runs"
question at registration.
Of course, this would mean trying to find another event chair, and it's
hard enough finding two for each event. Maybe some of you who jumped at
the chance to computerize registration could volunteer to chair an event
instead...
Jim
At 12:58 PM 11/1/2001 -0800, James Creasy wrote:
>the lack of a PA system at GGF is difficult. you cant call for workers,
>close the course, call for red flags, etc.
>
>when we first started at GGF, pretty much everyone make allowances for the
>lack of PA. now that it is our regular venue, there is either a more lax
>attitude or more people that dont know what its like at an event WITH a PA.
>
>its a bit amazing we do as well as we do, but it requires the event chairs
>to do alot more yelling and running around and teching 20 cars in 10
>minutes. if vic is around, he's helpful in having some big lungs- acting as
>a human PA system.
>
>-james
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Kelly, Katie <kkelly@spss.com>
>To: Alan Gruner <algruner@yahoo.com>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 11:22 AM
>Subject: RE: Informal Poll on "sort of" pre-reg. for autox !
>
>
> > I think I remember, but what makes it blurry is that it was happening
> > repeatedly at the events. I've been announcing at events for years, and
> > things were never that chaotic until we acquired the motorhome where the
> > outward visibility is very, very poor. We were relying on someone to
> > radio the car numbers in, a decent work around, but not when cards and
> > cars are out of synch, which is what was happening, repeatedly.
> >
> > I never even knew I had such an ability to yell at people before, not
> > like that. This is self-discovery for me, too. I remember feeling very
> > frustrated that I wasn't being listened to. I felt like things were
> > becoming completely out of control, like they were just sending out
> > cars, to hell with getting the right times down, but I do apologize. No
> > one should have to be talked to that way.
> >
> > That's why I don't work in the trailer anymore! :)
> >
> > Katie
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Alan Gruner [mailto:algruner@yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 7:46 AM
> > To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Informal Poll on "sort of" pre-reg. for autox !
> >
> >
> > --- Jim Ochi <jim_ochi@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > At 04:08 PM 10/31/2001 -0800, Alan Gruner wrote:
> > > Must be selective memory - I don't remember this at
> > > all. I remember
> > > working with another newbie to sort cards at one
> > > event. Unfortunately, he
> > > succumbed to the pressure and I had to take over the
> > > card box just to keep
> > > the run group going. I don't think it was you,
> > > though! Anyways, sorry for
> > > the bad experience...
> > >
> > > Jim
> >
> > Obviously it didn't scare me off. When working with
> > novices, I have suggested they observe an experienced
> > trailer crew before jumping in themselves.
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