robjacobsen
The Pros From Dover
Way back up there, the discussion was about spectators being able to follow the action. How can they know who is truly racing who unless the class designations are clearly visible? The car number issue has been brought up at R.O.D. meetings for years. When there is a crash, the workers have to be able to tell the folks in the tower WHO crashed. Why? Got any friends or family in the pits wondering what happened? We have to write up reports, so again we need to know who crashed. Spectators trying to follow the races need to be able to know who is who out there. Rick's numbers are easy to read, but what about that black rabbit with the dark colored numbers. The volunteers other than T&S don't have computers showing transponder info, but must rely on numbers and class designations. I can usually keep track of the group on course, but I won't even pretend to attempt to remember every class that is in a given group. There are too many. But if the class designations on the cars are only for the group that is on course, it makes it possible to figure out the group, in case I or the spectators on the hill lose track. When you work as many races and for as many different organizations as I do, they all blend together. There are cars out there that have been the sore spot for far too long. If it bugs the volunteers, is it going to help the casual spectator to keep track of the event?