09-01-2009, 04:26 PM
The region has earned a bad name from out of region instructors, and these instructors and those who know them do not consider attending RTR DE. This reputation was earned many years ago by a number of former CIs who treated the out of region instuctors (and some in region casually active instructors) without respect or appreciation. Two students, not giving them a garage at the glen, not assiging a student to instuctors who are friends of the CI, critism, and an attitude of superiority has driven these seasoned instructors and kept other instructors away.
Add into this there are more tracks, (five more within a five hour drive than there were 5 years ago) more DE events and more opportunities for Club racing, plus a difficult economy makes recruiting instructors more difficult.
Jack since becoming CI has made many improvements. This year at the Glen I brought a driving coach who never attended a RTR DE, and was not driving at the event. He was also assigned a student for the event. Jack treated him with a high level of respect. He will instruct for us again.
Add into this there are more tracks, (five more within a five hour drive than there were 5 years ago) more DE events and more opportunities for Club racing, plus a difficult economy makes recruiting instructors more difficult.
Jack since becoming CI has made many improvements. This year at the Glen I brought a driving coach who never attended a RTR DE, and was not driving at the event. He was also assigned a student for the event. Jack treated him with a high level of respect. He will instruct for us again.
friend /frɛnd/
–noun
1. a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
2. a person who gives assistance; patron; supporter: friends of the Boston Symphony.
3. a person who is on good terms with another; a perso
–noun
1. a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
2. a person who gives assistance; patron; supporter: friends of the Boston Symphony.
3. a person who is on good terms with another; a perso