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08-07-2013, 09:49 AM
Since we have stared to air our dirty laundry in public I will express my feelings about this event on the forum.
For every AX, DE and Club Race I have worked (more then you can count on your fingers and toes) there are always either several planning meetings or conference calls involving all the volunteer leaders to plan and coordinate all aspects of the event. To the best of my knowledge this did not occur for this event so the staff seemed to have no coordination or organization. The sudden illness of the AX chair had little effect on the clubs ability to run a flawless event since the pre planning was not in place. No schedule was published and the schedule I heard verbally was not adhered to so as a result the event got off to a very late start which added to the issues experienced on Sunday.
Regarding the timing equipment it has worked flawlessly at 3 previous events never missing a heartbeat. So it was proven. The radio interference from the near by giant cell tower was something no one could have foreseen and I believe that only wired equipment would have worked at this location. Please note that the timing equipment worked fine early in the day until the cell activity increased as the day went on. This was just as frustrating for those of us responsible for timing as it was for the drivers. We simply could not get the equipment to work at all as the day went on.
The comments about wanting to have the SCCA displays for drivers and spectators also would have required planning since these are wired devices and have distance limitations that I believe this course layout exceeded. Again pre planning would be required to have these features in the event.
Regarding radios and flags the club has 8 radios and after talking to the course designer the night before the event I was advised that more radios were needed for this course layout. I dug up 2 more in the 11th hour that I personally own and we had 10 radios which the course designer stated was adequate to get the job done. If more radios were required this is again a pre planning issue. The club has only had 5 red flags for years and again if more were required then this is an issue that needed to be brought up in planning the event.
So now my laundry is on the line as well.
For every AX, DE and Club Race I have worked (more then you can count on your fingers and toes) there are always either several planning meetings or conference calls involving all the volunteer leaders to plan and coordinate all aspects of the event. To the best of my knowledge this did not occur for this event so the staff seemed to have no coordination or organization. The sudden illness of the AX chair had little effect on the clubs ability to run a flawless event since the pre planning was not in place. No schedule was published and the schedule I heard verbally was not adhered to so as a result the event got off to a very late start which added to the issues experienced on Sunday.
Regarding the timing equipment it has worked flawlessly at 3 previous events never missing a heartbeat. So it was proven. The radio interference from the near by giant cell tower was something no one could have foreseen and I believe that only wired equipment would have worked at this location. Please note that the timing equipment worked fine early in the day until the cell activity increased as the day went on. This was just as frustrating for those of us responsible for timing as it was for the drivers. We simply could not get the equipment to work at all as the day went on.
The comments about wanting to have the SCCA displays for drivers and spectators also would have required planning since these are wired devices and have distance limitations that I believe this course layout exceeded. Again pre planning would be required to have these features in the event.
Regarding radios and flags the club has 8 radios and after talking to the course designer the night before the event I was advised that more radios were needed for this course layout. I dug up 2 more in the 11th hour that I personally own and we had 10 radios which the course designer stated was adequate to get the job done. If more radios were required this is again a pre planning issue. The club has only had 5 red flags for years and again if more were required then this is an issue that needed to be brought up in planning the event.
So now my laundry is on the line as well.
1995 993 - Track car
1994 965 - Race car
2002 Boxster - Her car but I get to drive it
2008 Cayenne S - Her daily driver
2006 Ford F-250 crew cab diesel - Porsche Suppport Vehicle & Tow truck
1994 965 - Race car
2002 Boxster - Her car but I get to drive it
2008 Cayenne S - Her daily driver
2006 Ford F-250 crew cab diesel - Porsche Suppport Vehicle & Tow truck