Thanks to the club members who put the hard work into running the meeting for the rest of us. It`s a thankless task and not one i would wish to do myself in truth. Great venue, great surface. I wish i lived closer but its two hours or so for me each way
Please take the following constructive critisism as it is intended - to make future meetings run a little more smoothly. It`s not a personal gripe in any way as i had no problems myself nor do i wish to patronise anyone. Things were perhaps made a little more difficult than was necessary thats all ......
Seeding. Seems a bit random. Again, for me peronally, no problem at all, but i noted Wes was in the second from bottom heat when he had made two previous A finals ?? Surely its best to just seed people in championship position. It works best this way at Worksop.
Numbers for the cars. They help everyone to keep track of where they are in the race, you know who you are lapping and who is lapping you. Takes the guess work out of knowing when to set off too.
The computer. There is something wrong with either the hardware or the software. I am not qualified to say which, but i am qualified to say that its not as it ought to be.
I felt a little sorry for Dave trying to count the cars off the line. The pips came at random, 1..2..345..6.....7..8.9. A couple of heats i noted that the pips had finished yet there were four cars still waiting on the line. They ended up setting off at once resulting in a pile up on the first corner.
I know you guys use it weekly and it works just fine for club racing, but for the regional it's less than ideal.
The pa. The speaker in the pit room didnt work, i know Matt was calling for volunteer marshalls but none of us knew because it was off from the beginning.
Control tyres. Perhaps best to mention this one in the briefing, anyone not on the right tyre should not have been able to score points. I know the guy in question, hes sound and honest. I dont think he genuinley knew that there was a control tyre.
Marshalling. Some of us arent as fast on our feet as others. My personal opinion is if you dont feel you`re able to marshal at a reasonable pace then you should ask one of your buddies to stand in for you. A little unfair to be screaming at a marshall if your car is on its roof when you have taken half a lap to put a car back on its wheels yourself. Anyone not marshalling should get a warning then lose their quickest time. Large numbers on the marshal points lets people know where they should be. I overheard that the caretaker binned those ?
Reading this back, it looks a bit like a huge moan. It`s not. I just think its best to give honest feedback to help you improve future meetings for the enjoyment of everyone.
Peace
