Rob, i was talking about amoung us.
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Rob, i was talking about amoung us.
Anyone have any pics of the new wall and other changes to MSRH?
It will be interesting to see how the SCCA races go in a couple weeks - it would be ironic if the changes that they themselves requested caused multiple incidents that results in them requesting that it be changed back again - we can only hope. Kevin Mixon will be there and can report if Adrian can't make it?
And what about DE orgs? That track isn't going to be very popular with any of them if folks in street cars start smacking that wall on a regular basis! :shock:
It might be worth keeping in mind that if the track does not fix it, NASA TX might be able to do something with a bunch of cones to alter the corner and make it safer - I haven't seen it so I have no idea what is possible, but it has been done before and it is worth looking into if we have no other alternative?
I know, but it seemed like the nice tone was carrying over to Al Mitchell with less than desireable results.Quote:
Originally Posted by GlennCMC70
Guys,
Let's get a collective effort up and work as a group thru NASA TX. We'll have more clout as customers of NASA TX...and then NASA TX as customers of MSRH.
Who wants to put together a strong draft letter to represent all the interests of the group?
-=- Todd
PS- This will be far more effective than a bunch of individual letters which get shorter & shorter responses from the track. The SCCA races will be very telling.
Chris Lyons is good w/ all that legal mumbo jumbo.
I volunteer ...
Here's the first draft ...
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Dear Al,
Your track sucks.
Area body shop owners like it, though.
Cordially,
Cat Lover
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Feel free to edit ...
8)
Um, Mitch... What was that award you got at the banquet??? I'm having a hard time remembering... :roll: :D
Richard P.
Just keeping the bar high, Richard.
A voice definitely needs to be heard Todd.
I think you are on the right track. We should also address the complete indifference of the mgmt.
If I owned that track and I had ten paying customers tear up their cars because I didnt have time/ energy to go get in my skid steer and move the wall back 15 ft before the race then I would be more than active in addressing these concerns.
This is really more than just concerns , this is blatant disregard for driver safety. I cannot think of one reason to have that wall there for normal races or country club. With that in mind, why is it there? It is not difficult to move, I could rent the equipment and move it myself in a few hours.
Why werent the drivers made aware of the new danger?
Why didnt ANYONE from the track come and see the carnage in our pits????
Why was it so slippery? why is there always a pond at the end of that corner? Why were the tires full of water? why ? why ? why? why oh why, please for humanity!!!
If I was running MSRH, you can bet your A$$ I would have been in the pits
talking to drivers and finding solutions.
Truth is, you cant find solutions when only half the party cares about the outcome. If they do not move the wall for SCCA then they are setting themselves up for some serious liability. We are very lucky that ten people hit the wall and none were seriously injured. What would we say if someone left on a stretcher??
As a business man, I cant see eye to eye with these people at all and frankly it is really getting under my skin.
Here is the email I sent to the Mr. Mitchell yesterday. I have not yet heard a response.
Mr. Michell,
I would like to provide some personal input regarding the track configuration utilized during the Feb. 3-4 NASA TX event with particular attention paid specifically to turns 16 & 17. I was one of the numerous unlucky drivers to contact the tire barrier on the "revised" section of race track.
I believe that the issues during the recent weekend would be minimized and/or eliminated if the K-wall was moved back to it's previous position as it was at the last NASA TX event in October 2006. The additional runoff room provided was helpful in keeping a car under control if there was the situation that debris (dirt, mud, water, etc) was brought onto the track. Under the current configuration, in my opinion, there is clearly not enough room to regain control of the car in order to minimize the risk of injury and damage to the driver and vehicle.
My specific incident was not caused by going off-track and coming back onto the racing line prior to impact. My vehicle lost grip on the asphalt in T17 due to debris on the track. The loss of traction did not allow for sufficient correction prior to contacting the tire wall and causing significant damage to my vehicle.
If you can please consider this request to return the pit wall to it's previous location, I'm certain that many racers would choose to return to your facility.
On a completely separate note, I believe that your track is a very dynamic, challenging circuit. I have been to your track with NASA numerous times within the last year and hopefully will return when my vehicle is repaired