[DMVR] Drifting Discussion
ERIK S TALBOT
TALBOT_E@msn.com
Wed, 4 Feb 2004 19:18:12 -0600
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"When the general feeling of the driver's meeting is "If you want to=20
screw around, go out to the street," I just can't get on board with=20
that. There are varying degrees of course, but to a certain degree=20
isn't that what we're all there for ?"
I'm curious as to how this impression has occurred but it's CERTAINLY =
NOT the intent of any safety discussion as part of a DMVR Solo event. =
We and SCCA in general will NOT have a solo program should events not =
continue to be run in as safe as manner as possible. Insurance would =
become prohibitively expensive or unavailable and site availability =
would evaporate. And NO, I certainly do NOT agree with your comment =
regarding we're at events to "screw around"; have fun YES, practice =
precision driving to the limits of our ability and car's capability, =
YES, "screw around", NOPE.
As a DMVR Solo Safety steward I cannot control how people drive on =
public streets but it is in our region's and SCCA's interest as well as =
the safety of all participants and registered visitors that we =
continually remind all of the focus on safety. Because we strongly =
stress safety on our solo sites that we control in no means should be =
interpreted as endorsing stupid, unsafe driving on the public roadways.
I'm sorry you feel the way you do and if it's a matter of how we present =
our little safety briefings at driver's meetings, I'm always willing to =
consider more effective ways to remind folks of the inherent dangers in =
our sport and everything we can do to stay safe and continue to enjoy =
our sport.
Rick (aka Flip) Talbot
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<DIV>"When the general feeling of the driver's meeting is "If you want =
to=20
<BR>screw around, go out to the street," I just can't get on board with=20
<BR>that. There are varying degrees of course, but to a certain =
degree=20
<BR>isn't that what we're all there for ?"</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I'm curious as to how this impression has occurred but it's =
CERTAINLY NOT=20
the intent of any safety discussion as part of a DMVR Solo event. =
We and=20
SCCA in general will NOT have a solo program should events not continue =
to be=20
run in as safe as manner as possible. Insurance would become =
prohibitively=20
expensive or unavailable and site availability would evaporate. =
And NO, I=20
certainly do NOT agree with your comment regarding we're at events to =
"screw=20
around"; have fun YES, practice precision driving to the limits of our =
ability=20
and car's capability, YES, "screw around", NOPE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>As a DMVR Solo Safety steward I cannot control how people drive on =
public=20
streets but it is in our region's and SCCA's interest as well as the =
safety of=20
all participants and registered visitors that we continually remind all =
of the=20
focus on safety. Because we strongly stress safety on our solo =
sites that=20
we control in no means should be interpreted as endorsing stupid,=20
unsafe driving on the public roadways.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I'm sorry you feel the way you do and if it's a matter of how we =
present=20
our little safety briefings at driver's meetings, I'm always willing to =
consider=20
more effective ways to remind folks of the inherent dangers in our sport =
and=20
everything we can do to stay safe and continue to enjoy our sport.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Rick (aka Flip) Talbot<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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