Amen to KeS
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From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Kevin Stevens
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 9:19 AM
To: Glenn Ellingson
Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Sunday's course
On Wed, 4 Aug 2004, Glenn Ellingson wrote:
> Red flags are for SAFETY isues. If the course isn't set up it's up to
> the driver to decide whether to stop or to take the risk they'll be
> called. The use of red flags should NOT be blurred/diluted by
> non-safety issues.
Don't know where you got that. Red flags are to stop drivers. There are
regularly used to stop drivers for administrative reasons such as timer
errors, etc. at all levels of Solo competition including Nationals.
So, your perspective is at odds with the rest of the Solo world. How do you
reconcile that?
> Consider too that one driver stopping and pointing and resuming at 80%
> probably delays the event by 25 seconds (his/her rerun); a red flag
> stops (or at least, should stop) the course, causing several reruns
> and slowing things down more.
What's your point? Overlap is introduced into the event for administrative
purposes, not competition purposes. Competition is the primary purpose of
the event, and if the course is significantly altered by downed cones, runs
need to be stopped until it's stood up again.
> Kevin Stevens wrote:
> > Yes, though depending on the cone and what course the following
> > driver takes, I've seen people decide to let it go. It's up to the
> > driver to stop and point out a displaced cone that might be
> > erroneously charged to them, or that makes the course more
> > difficult; but if the displaced cone alters the course for the
> > better the course workers should stop runs. The basic guide is that
> > all cars should be competing on the same course.
KeS
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