[sperry]

What the F are you rambling about?

I said, a SSS can use their own judgment about what's safe and what's not safe. That includes the skill level of a driver, the car he's driving, the way he's driving, etc. If a SSS thinks someone is unsafe, that's it, they're unsafe. It's a judgment call. If I think a n00b out there simply can't complete the course safely, I'm doing something about it. To let them go out there and risk themselves and course workers 'cause there's no specific rule about skill level ain't gonna float the boat if and when that guy hits someone. If I could have reasonably predicted an incident and didn't prevent it from happening, I'm not doing my job as a SSS.

Now, I wasn't there, I didn't see how Erik was driving. Dave may not have had a problem with it, but if other SSS didn't think it was safe, they have a duty to bring it up with Dave. Plus, any participant has a right to tell another "I don't think you're driving safely and I'd appreciate you stop doing X unsafe behavior". No rule book given "authority" needed, and no definition regarding slip angles or other such crap needed. If the SSS feels the event is unsafe for whatever reason, they do something about it. I think the authors of your hallowed rule book would laugh that you're suggesting they'd want something less.