National event chaos?

SS3718 · 12-05-2016, 09:05 PM

Personally, I'm not sure what I think about the possibility of no tech at National events. Obviously, there's an issue of ensuring a "fair" race in the possibility of a heads up run. I would hope there's some thought given to this.

On the flip side, I think some responsibility to follow the rules should be placed on the racer. Should the tech personnel have to ensure a racers safety equipment is up to date? Should they have to ensure you have and are wearing the proper safety equipment based on class/elapsed time or speed? Should they have to ensure your running the correct class or that your minimum weight is correct? Isn't that the racers responsibility and if you're unsure, maybe you could take the iniative at a Divisional race to make sure your car is correct.

Maybe random spot checks and/or checking all quarter finalists for the various items that are typically checked in the technical inspection process. Just my $.02!

Nick Morris
FGT/F 3718

12-05-2016, 09:05 PM	#26
SS3718 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 129 Likes: 5 Liked 27 Times in 14 Posts	Re: National event chaos? Personally, I'm not sure what I think about the possibility of no tech at National events. Obviously, there's an issue of ensuring a "fair" race in the possibility of a heads up run. I would hope there's some thought given to this. On the flip side, I think some responsibility to follow the rules should be placed on the racer. Should the tech personnel have to ensure a racers safety equipment is up to date? Should they have to ensure you have and are wearing the proper safety equipment based on class/elapsed time or speed? Should they have to ensure your running the correct class or that your minimum weight is correct? Isn't that the racers responsibility and if you're unsure, maybe you could take the iniative at a Divisional race to make sure your car is correct. Maybe random spot checks and/or checking all quarter finalists for the various items that are typically checked in the technical inspection process. Just my $.02! Nick Morris FGT/F 3718