Winternationals Hot Lapping

GTX JOHN · 02-15-2016, 05:33 PM

Excellent Point!

We both run stock and super stock ......We just about missed
a round of eliminations by the time we got back to pits and
brought you the next class.

Not So Fast · 02-15-2016, 10:03 PM

Jack,

Using the between round times cited in your post:
Rd. 3 was finished @ 8:33
Rd.4 " " @9:27
Rd.5 " " @ 11:15
Rd.6 " " @ 2:30

As noted Rd.3 concluded at 8:33. Not sure when the call was made to the staging lanes for Rd.4. However, let's assume it was around 9 am which would allow for 27 minutes to pair up and run the session. We were pitted beyond the Irvings and were in the neighborhood of 1/2 a mile from the lanes. If my recollection is accurate, there was a bit of downtime prior running Rd. 5 of SS. However, we were called to the lanes well in advance of the on-track delay.
My point being was if a problem occurred, a racer has less than 30 minutes (Rd. 3 to 4) and less than an hour (guesstimate) between Rd. 4 to 5 to address unforeseen issues, perform basic between round maintenance and return to the lanes. My crew of one additional person (slightly smaller than the typical Pro operation) at Pomona assisted with tire pressure, fueling and charging the battery. The remainder of record-keeping, dialing, and maintenance is my responsibility.
If that is a reasonable time for a Sportsman operation to perform such functions so be it. However, it is my opinion based on being at the event that the Sportsman racers were being rushed.

At this time, my preference is not to divulge my name. If that diminishes the subject matter of the post, my observations, opinion or qualifications as a competitor, it is not my intent.

GTX JOHN · 02-16-2016, 02:21 AM

The problem for us is we usually both run a car in Stock and Superstock.
When there are only 8 or 9 pairs in each class or less and they run the classes back to back to back again .....There is just not much time to get car scaled and back to the pits on charger and next car up to staging .

We are very blessed and fortunate that our competition was so understanding and waited for us. We are thankful to our competitors!

There are enough Sportsman classes to toss one or two class in between
the runoffs...particularly as the rounds go on.

By our Rhino's speedometer we are nearly a mile from staging lanes to
our pits. This included at least 3 intersections with traffic cops directing
traffic and one pair of swinging gates (Randomly swinging open) and
around a zillion spectators all looking the other way.

I guess we can try to lose earlier.....That would solve the problem too.

02-15-2016, 05:33 PM	#1
GTX JOHN VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boulder City, Nevada 89005 Posts: 2,733 Likes: 2,803 Liked 2,486 Times in 697 Posts	Re: Winternationals Hot Lapping Excellent Point! We both run stock and super stock ......We just about missed a round of eliminations by the time we got back to pits and brought you the next class. __________________ John Irving 741 Stock 741 Super Stock

02-15-2016, 10:03 PM	#2
Not So Fast Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 18 Likes: 0 Liked 11 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Winternationals Hot Lapping Jack, Using the between round times cited in your post: Rd. 3 was finished @ 8:33 Rd.4 " " @9:27 Rd.5 " " @ 11:15 Rd.6 " " @ 2:30 As noted Rd.3 concluded at 8:33. Not sure when the call was made to the staging lanes for Rd.4. However, let's assume it was around 9 am which would allow for 27 minutes to pair up and run the session. We were pitted beyond the Irvings and were in the neighborhood of 1/2 a mile from the lanes. If my recollection is accurate, there was a bit of downtime prior running Rd. 5 of SS. However, we were called to the lanes well in advance of the on-track delay. My point being was if a problem occurred, a racer has less than 30 minutes (Rd. 3 to 4) and less than an hour (guesstimate) between Rd. 4 to 5 to address unforeseen issues, perform basic between round maintenance and return to the lanes. My crew of one additional person (slightly smaller than the typical Pro operation) at Pomona assisted with tire pressure, fueling and charging the battery. The remainder of record-keeping, dialing, and maintenance is my responsibility. If that is a reasonable time for a Sportsman operation to perform such functions so be it. However, it is my opinion based on being at the event that the Sportsman racers were being rushed. At this time, my preference is not to divulge my name. If that diminishes the subject matter of the post, my observations, opinion or qualifications as a competitor, it is not my intent.

02-16-2016, 02:21 AM	#3
GTX JOHN VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boulder City, Nevada 89005 Posts: 2,733 Likes: 2,803 Liked 2,486 Times in 697 Posts	Re: Winternationals Hot Lapping The problem for us is we usually both run a car in Stock and Superstock. When there are only 8 or 9 pairs in each class or less and they run the classes back to back to back again .....There is just not much time to get car scaled and back to the pits on charger and next car up to staging . We are very blessed and fortunate that our competition was so understanding and waited for us. We are thankful to our competitors! There are enough Sportsman classes to toss one or two class in between the runoffs...particularly as the rounds go on. By our Rhino's speedometer we are nearly a mile from staging lanes to our pits. This included at least 3 intersections with traffic cops directing traffic and one pair of swinging gates (Randomly swinging open) and around a zillion spectators all looking the other way. I guess we can try to lose earlier.....That would solve the problem too. __________________ John Irving 741 Stock 741 Super Stock Last edited by GTX JOHN; 02-16-2016 at 02:32 AM.