Winternationals Hot Lapping

Not So Fast · 02-15-2016, 10:03 PM

Jack,

Using the between round times cited in your post:
Rd. 3 was finished @ 8:33
Rd.4 " " @9:27
Rd.5 " " @ 11:15
Rd.6 " " @ 2:30

As noted Rd.3 concluded at 8:33. Not sure when the call was made to the staging lanes for Rd.4. However, let's assume it was around 9 am which would allow for 27 minutes to pair up and run the session. We were pitted beyond the Irvings and were in the neighborhood of 1/2 a mile from the lanes. If my recollection is accurate, there was a bit of downtime prior running Rd. 5 of SS. However, we were called to the lanes well in advance of the on-track delay.
My point being was if a problem occurred, a racer has less than 30 minutes (Rd. 3 to 4) and less than an hour (guesstimate) between Rd. 4 to 5 to address unforeseen issues, perform basic between round maintenance and return to the lanes. My crew of one additional person (slightly smaller than the typical Pro operation) at Pomona assisted with tire pressure, fueling and charging the battery. The remainder of record-keeping, dialing, and maintenance is my responsibility.
If that is a reasonable time for a Sportsman operation to perform such functions so be it. However, it is my opinion based on being at the event that the Sportsman racers were being rushed.

At this time, my preference is not to divulge my name. If that diminishes the subject matter of the post, my observations, opinion or qualifications as a competitor, it is not my intent.

02-15-2016, 10:03 PM	#4
Not So Fast Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 18 Likes: 0 Liked 11 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Winternationals Hot Lapping Jack, Using the between round times cited in your post: Rd. 3 was finished @ 8:33 Rd.4 " " @9:27 Rd.5 " " @ 11:15 Rd.6 " " @ 2:30 As noted Rd.3 concluded at 8:33. Not sure when the call was made to the staging lanes for Rd.4. However, let's assume it was around 9 am which would allow for 27 minutes to pair up and run the session. We were pitted beyond the Irvings and were in the neighborhood of 1/2 a mile from the lanes. If my recollection is accurate, there was a bit of downtime prior running Rd. 5 of SS. However, we were called to the lanes well in advance of the on-track delay. My point being was if a problem occurred, a racer has less than 30 minutes (Rd. 3 to 4) and less than an hour (guesstimate) between Rd. 4 to 5 to address unforeseen issues, perform basic between round maintenance and return to the lanes. My crew of one additional person (slightly smaller than the typical Pro operation) at Pomona assisted with tire pressure, fueling and charging the battery. The remainder of record-keeping, dialing, and maintenance is my responsibility. If that is a reasonable time for a Sportsman operation to perform such functions so be it. However, it is my opinion based on being at the event that the Sportsman racers were being rushed. At this time, my preference is not to divulge my name. If that diminishes the subject matter of the post, my observations, opinion or qualifications as a competitor, it is not my intent.