There are problems with either approach.
The problems with the old way were pretty similar --
there was nobody doing tech, and so people had to
wait interminably, very often frantically trying to
get their cars teched so they were not counted late
on grid. Also, people without any technical
knowledge would sign up for tech, and inadequate
checking was done. Since tech was far from the action,
it was hard for the Event Chairs to be aware of the
situation, and hard for people in tech line to find
the event chair, or even know who that person may be.
Tech was pitiful before we went to tech on grid.
At least with tech on grid, everyone is focussed on
what is happening.
On balance, I think off-grid is better, but to make it work we
have to have somebody responsible to keep it staffed and
effective. A chief can make this happen, but it takes
more -- assign somebody to police tech, or do it yourself.
Will anybody volunteer to be region tech chief? That would
do the trick.
On-grid problems might be solved by having a run group 3 worker tech
run group 4 cars, and start as soon as run group 3 starts. Then there
is plenty of time to correct problems, and easy to manage by the chair,
as it's happening right there. And someone extra would have to tech
run group 1 -- there are lots of set-up workers who would qualify.
Jerry
Jerry Mouton mailto:jerry@moutons.org Laissez les bons temps
rouler!
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Creasy" <black94pgt@pacbell.net>
To: "Kelly, Katie" <kkelly@spss.com>; <Smokerbros@aol.com>;
<ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: Tech on Grid (was: Informal Poll on pre-reg.)
> i agree with katie... separate tech helps the event run more smoothly. i
> almost decided to do this at my events, but figured it would be upsetting
> the apple cart in the middle of the season when everyone expected
> tech-on-grid. of course, i ended up teching alot of cars myself.
>
> -james
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kelly, Katie <kkelly@spss.com>
> To: <Smokerbros@aol.com>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 10:28 AM
> Subject: RE: Tech on Grid (was: Informal Poll on pre-reg.)
>
>
> > Charlie writes...
> >
> > >This brings up one of my problems with tech on grid. Not only >do
> > event chairs end up teching a lot of cars, but if you find a >problem,
> > lots of times there's not enough time for the
> > >competitor to fix it.
> >
> > I used to be a fan of tech-on-grid, but now I see the pattern. People
> > eventually get their cars on grid, leave them there with their hoods
> > open, and then take off. Then, there usually isn't someone working tech.
> > So, then it's just a mad dash to get cars teched quickly (and not
> > thoroughly), and THAT'S what I see holding up the events. Random
> > entrants volunteer to do it, the event chairs do it, or they're
> > wandering about trying to find someone to work tech. Besides that, even
> > chairs should not be teching cars.
> >
> > I'm all for going back to the "old days," when you got your car teched,
> > and THEN put it on grid. That's how it's going to be at the Boondoggle,
> > dammit.
> >
> > Katie Kelly, in a panic already
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