Lessons from other regions/sponsors?

[Brian Minkin]

Hammerin Hank wrote:

All of my ramblings pertain to after the solo status is given. I agree, participants need to be instructed until they're ready to solo. Some may never be ready, regardless of what they drive. Some may be ready the first day they show up. But that's not the part I find odd.

What I find odd is that a person can solo in one group but not in another. Why would you trust someone to solo in a "riskier" group (i.e. blue) but not in a less risky group (i.e. white or black)? By risk, I'm referring to driver experience level of the group, which is what the RTR groups are based on. To me, the only risk variable should be relative speed, at that point, since everybody should know how to control their car, the rules, the track, awareness, pushing the limits of their car...yada yada. If they don't know that stuff, they have no business in a solo situation. Perhaps the criteria for "ready to solo" is were RTR differs from what I'm used to?

Hank,

My opnion is that the higher a run group you are in the riskier it is. Solo in blue is slow compared to driving in white. Each group gets faster and some drivers may be encouraged to drive beyond their skill level by moving up before they are ready. And I might add that I find the speed in RTR's most advanced run groups, black and red is faster then any other region I have run with.