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Originally Posted by berettafan
Sammy that's interesting. i wonder if somebody who is killing several cones on every single run could be asked to leave? you don't want to discourage somebody who is really trying to learn but somebody who is just trying to recreate a dukes of hazard scene is a danger to everyone particularly the course workers.
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I was just a participant/part time instructor and a volunteer to help set up the course, take it down, and corner work so I wasn't running the show. Not my call.
There were several squids that were pulled aside and warned, not sure if any were ever really spanked.
I know it's a PITA to set up an event and I never want to make it harder or discourage those who are willing to put in their time for free. That makes me a little reluctant to complain to them.
I remember one time we had a AX at irwindale that was part of that Dub thing. lots of folks were running, very few were showing up to do their corner work. I ended up working the course for at least 6 hours that day to cover for those who wouldn't do their part.
15 minutes of actual run time and one heck of a sunburn.
When it was time to collect the cones and clean up, the usual 10 or 12 of us were there helping but the other 30 or 40 drivers seemed to have conveniently disappeared.
I didn't complain that time because it wasn't the organizer's fault. He was calling for the run groups to corner work, they just weren't reporting. Some people later said they couldn't hear the loudspeaker because of the clowns with their ghetto stereos and subwoofers blasting in the pit area. That's a whole nother ding against the miata group.
I just kind of lost interest and stopped showing up. Part of it was the miatas, part of it was changing of venues, part of it was because I just didn't feel like doing it anymore. Putting in a very long day so others could play.
I was looking at taking the next step to doing more DEs and TTs but haven't got into that either lately.
Maybe just burned out?