<VV> Re: Econorun safety - VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 31, Issue 51

[Bruce Schug]

On Aug 10, 2007, at 4:49 PM, Mark Corbin wrote:

> I'm beginning to think that we have ONE too many events. Maybe the 
> econorun
> SHOULD be run during the TSD rally. Would solve the problem in one fell
> swoop, AND shorten the convention by a day to boot.
>

No, this is not a good idea. Economy runs are not run with rally 
instructions and rallies are not run with economy run instructions. 
Similarly, concourse entrants shouldn't get extra points for racing to 
the concourse field ahead of their competitors and autocrossers 
shouldn't get bonus time subtracted from their times if their cars look 
really nice. These are four separate events that deserve their own 
time.

The economy run, is not a leg of the rally. This was tried at the 
Asheville convention with disastrous results.

As I wrote before, the problem with the economy run and all the other 
events is that often the eventmasters don't set them up properly. Rules 
and guidelines don't mean anything if not followed. The result is 
people getting lost on economy runs and driving dangerously slow, silly 
fun-and-games rallies that prove little about who is a good ralliest, 
and autocrosses with a 15 second FTD.

Eventmsters need to be familiar with the event then read the rules over 
and over until they understand them, then follow the rules and event 
guidelines in setting up the event. It's that simple.

Bruce


Bruce W. Schug
President, CORSA South Carolina
Greenville, SC
bwschug at charter.net

CORSA member since 1980

'67 Monza. "67AC140"