Well, Wayne, the primary reasons for the delays on Sunday were, unfortunatly unavoidable.
Things could have been sped up if the officials blew off the JR1 class concerns, TaG Masters’ promised hearing canceled, Sr/Hvy weight concerns ignored, Power didn’t fall off due to overload (resulting in a complete run through of the T/S software to make sure all was well there)and we left a dozen or more broken karts out on the track.
All the problems we had could have been solved with two things – established, written-down protocols and sufficent and properly trained/equiped staff.
@Wayne MacGregor wrote:
I would first like to extend my thanks to the workers and the participants for what I would call a successful season opener :sun:
With that said, I have some observations that I’d like to make:
First: It’s very clear to me that if we want “our series” to grow and prosper, we absolutely, positively must have enforced tech in all classes. For example, I did not see anyone marking tires………I guess I could’ve shown up for the main with stickers on and nobody would have checked? The CSC must strictly enforce the few rules that we do have. Last year I heard a lot of comments about hot fuel and big bore kits in shifters for example (no…..I’m not going to name names). Unfortunate as it is, human nature and the competitiveness of racers will lead to an “arms race” if we do not do something about it – and soon. 👿
Secondly on the subject of safety: Having watched the race, I’m also concerned with the track exit (to the scales) when running in the clockwise configuration. A kart exiting this way during the race first has to make an extremely awkward turn while exposing its left side to the racing line……..Can we do something about this before there is an accident?
And finally: We have to do something about speeding up the program. It was going on dark when we finally ran the Pro Shifter final. This was, in my opinion, 4 hours too late. This is an easy fix: Establish a schedule and enforce it. If you’re not ready to race when the grid forms….tough.