Redline Time Attack (Las VEgas)
04-19-2010, 01:57 PM
#11
Registered User
Thread Starter
Only 22 more drivers registrations left. Please sign up online for big discounts! https://redlinetimeattack.com/ti/rl/...ml?id=eKLVAzRJ
04-20-2010, 03:28 PM
#13
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Las Vegas
Posts: 857
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by jack.tsu,Apr 19 2010, 03:56 PM
WHat happened at the last event?
04-21-2010, 05:40 PM
#14
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 10
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by autoxgti983,Apr 20 2010, 03:28 PM
Just super poorly run event. I sat on grid for an hour + in my driving suit in 100+ temps. I ran a total of 7 laps between 7am and 130pm... etc... not my favorite event needless to say.
04-30-2010, 09:49 PM
#19
Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 156
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I wanted to address some of the issues being brought up about last year..
Yes, our Spring Mountain event (I assume that is the one you are speaking of), had numerous track delays. The longest delay had to do with a competitor losing his oil pan plug, and continuing on-line, for well over 1/2 mile. Needless to say, it took well over 45 minutes to clean up the massive amount of oil. We also had a number of drivers go off course and get stuck in the sand/rocks/dirt, forcing the corner workers to throw the Full Course Black Flag, in order to safely extract the vehicle from the gravel. During the event, we went car to car, down pit lane, explaining to all of the drivers what was going on.
These sorts of on-track "accidents", that force the closure of the track, can hardly be attributed to our management of the event. Anyone who has hosted an open-track day or HPDE, or much less competitive TT or racing events, know exactly how much of a PITA track closures can be. When faced with these situations, a number of factors must be taken into account. How much time is left in the day? How many run sessions are left? what run session did this occur in? How close are we to a scheduled track shut-down (lunch)? Etc., etc.. These all must be considered, before making a decision on when to open the track, what group to send back out on track, to shorten the remaining run groups, etc., etc.
Now, with regard to the management of the events. All I can say is that the management of the events this year, compared to last year, is night and day different! We have increased the number of staff members at all of our events. We have trained our staff members better than we ever have before. Redline is now a professionally managed and full-time operated business, not a part-time gig run by two guys and their friends on the weekends (as it used to be). I Co-Founded Redline back in 2002 and again, all I can say is that the difference is night and day in our ability to provide an extremely high quality track experience.
Yes, our Spring Mountain event (I assume that is the one you are speaking of), had numerous track delays. The longest delay had to do with a competitor losing his oil pan plug, and continuing on-line, for well over 1/2 mile. Needless to say, it took well over 45 minutes to clean up the massive amount of oil. We also had a number of drivers go off course and get stuck in the sand/rocks/dirt, forcing the corner workers to throw the Full Course Black Flag, in order to safely extract the vehicle from the gravel. During the event, we went car to car, down pit lane, explaining to all of the drivers what was going on.
These sorts of on-track "accidents", that force the closure of the track, can hardly be attributed to our management of the event. Anyone who has hosted an open-track day or HPDE, or much less competitive TT or racing events, know exactly how much of a PITA track closures can be. When faced with these situations, a number of factors must be taken into account. How much time is left in the day? How many run sessions are left? what run session did this occur in? How close are we to a scheduled track shut-down (lunch)? Etc., etc.. These all must be considered, before making a decision on when to open the track, what group to send back out on track, to shorten the remaining run groups, etc., etc.
Now, with regard to the management of the events. All I can say is that the management of the events this year, compared to last year, is night and day different! We have increased the number of staff members at all of our events. We have trained our staff members better than we ever have before. Redline is now a professionally managed and full-time operated business, not a part-time gig run by two guys and their friends on the weekends (as it used to be). I Co-Founded Redline back in 2002 and again, all I can say is that the difference is night and day in our ability to provide an extremely high quality track experience.
