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sperry · 2004-07-21, 08:13 AM

There's been some concern raised regarding the "relay race" portion of the track school. (FYI: the plan is to run a "qualifying" session where drivers are timed, then grouped into small evenly matched relay teams based on the drivers qualifying times. Then in the relay race session, each driver will run a timed lap that will be added to the rest of their team members. Trophies for the best team will be awarded.)

We believe that there are still a few people out there who have insurance companies that will cover an incident at a driving school as long as there is no timing/competition in place. Although my insurance (and I believe most people in NV... Art back me up?) doesn't cover me timing or not, there are some people in CA that might lose insurance coverage if there is a timed portion of the school.

Another concern is that adding the qualifying and relay sessions will cause people to potentially push too hard because they're trying to beat the clock and/or help their team. The rep from the driving school has assured us that this is a normal part of their school and they've never had a problem with people over-driving due to the competition aspect of the sessions. However, the fact is, this will be at the end of the day when people are tired, and there is concern that some people won't know when to say when and may push themselves too hard.

The alternative to the relay sessions would be additional open track time. This would mean more track time for everyone, since the relay sessions will probably be only 1 or 2 cars on course at a time, not everyone at once.

I'd like to hear people's opinions on this situation. Would you like to go ahead with the timed portions of the event, or simply get more open track time? This is not a vote, but those of us planning the event would like your opinions!

Also... there are still several of you that haven't yet paid for the event. Please, if you've got the cash, pay for the event as soon as you can!

Finally, we still need another 10 people (or so) to reach our goal of 30 participants. If we don't get the 30 people, we'll not only be short on money for the track rental, we will probably end up having to open the event to the public which will reduce our track time. If you know anyone that might be interested, please lean on them a bit!

Also, we could use help advertizing on I-Club and NASIOC... I'm sure there's plenty of Bay Area people that don't know about the event yet!

T-minus 39 days and counting!

2004-07-21, 08:13 AM	#96
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	There's been some concern raised regarding the "relay race" portion of the track school. (FYI: the plan is to run a "qualifying" session where drivers are timed, then grouped into small evenly matched relay teams based on the drivers qualifying times. Then in the relay race session, each driver will run a timed lap that will be added to the rest of their team members. Trophies for the best team will be awarded.) We believe that there are still a few people out there who have insurance companies that will cover an incident at a driving school as long as there is no timing/competition in place. Although my insurance (and I believe most people in NV... Art back me up?) doesn't cover me timing or not, there are some people in CA that might lose insurance coverage if there is a timed portion of the school. Another concern is that adding the qualifying and relay sessions will cause people to potentially push too hard because they're trying to beat the clock and/or help their team. The rep from the driving school has assured us that this is a normal part of their school and they've never had a problem with people over-driving due to the competition aspect of the sessions. However, the fact is, this will be at the end of the day when people are tired, and there is concern that some people won't know when to say when and may push themselves too hard. The alternative to the relay sessions would be additional open track time. This would mean more track time for everyone, since the relay sessions will probably be only 1 or 2 cars on course at a time, not everyone at once. I'd like to hear people's opinions on this situation. Would you like to go ahead with the timed portions of the event, or simply get more open track time? This is not a vote, but those of us planning the event would like your opinions! Also... there are still several of you that haven't yet paid for the event. Please, if you've got the cash, pay for the event as soon as you can! Finally, we still need another 10 people (or so) to reach our goal of 30 participants. If we don't get the 30 people, we'll not only be short on money for the track rental, we will probably end up having to open the event to the public which will reduce our track time. If you know anyone that might be interested, please lean on them a bit! Also, we could use help advertizing on I-Club and NASIOC... I'm sure there's plenty of Bay Area people that don't know about the event yet! T-minus 39 days and counting! __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?