5/6 Hobbytown in Chattavegas

[lt99ls1]

Looking forward to seeing everybody again this week.

Somebody will need to jump in and build the course because I am not touching it .

[shaggybob]

Originally Posted by lt99ls1

Somebody will need to jump in and build the course because I am not touching it .

I've got a call in to astec.....they are going to quote me on paving it.

[crawling hippie]

Originally Posted by shaggybob

I've got a call in to astec.....they are going to quote me on paving it.

i'll be here all day on thursday, so i'll try to do some building when its dead and see what i can come up with.

[lt99ls1]

Originally Posted by shaggybob

I've got a call in to astec.....they are going to quote me on paving it.

Two lanes or four?

[shaggybob]

Originally Posted by lt99ls1

Two lanes or four?

Just one lane with 3 pull-offs and a roundabout.

[lt99ls1]

Originally Posted by shaggybob

Just one lane with 3 pull-offs and a roundabout.

I needed that.

[Grandmasboy]

I want an HOV lane!!!!

[Harvo]

I should be there. No truck tho... it's getting some steering.

I can build and judge though

[signalmtncrawler]

1-Troy
2-Larry
3-Big Ron

not sure on the rest

sorry for confusion bob from now on if some else doesn't see it too, I am going to keep my mouth shut

[shaggybob]

It happens man, I just figured I'd step out while ya'll figured it out. Good job on the win.

[Harvo]

What happened to Larry? Did he not finish the finals course? He had like a 17 point lead

Good job Troy ... and all you guys

[shaggybob]

Originally Posted by Harvo

What happened to Larry? Did he not finish the finals course? He had like a 17 point lead

Not sure if we should bring that up

[lt99ls1]

Originally Posted by Harvo

What happened to Larry? Did he not finish the finals course? He had like a 17 point lead

Good job Troy ... and all you guys

Originally Posted by shaggybob

Not sure if we should bring that up

A math error was made and I was told that all I had to do was start the course, It was an honest mistake. I goofed off after starting and well the rest is history.

Everything is fine, I had a great night.

[Grandmasboy]

Originally Posted by Harvo

What happened to Larry? Did he not finish the finals course? He had like a 17 point lead

I can answer that in 2 words.....Moron Judge. I'll score someone on a run, but somobody else gets to do the math next time. Sorry Larry.

[signalmtncrawler]

Tough break Larry, I always do my best regardless if I am up by 50 pts or down 50 pts, like my coach always said never stop till the whistle blows.

Originally Posted by shaggybob

It happens man, I just figured I'd step out while ya'll figured it out. Good job on the win.

I do apologize, and I feel like the end result was fair as could be

Also I feel like there are way to many open ended issues that need to be cleared up as far as rules,pay out,how many run in the shoot out stuff like like needs to be set in stone instead of being changed week to week I am fine with whatever is decided, I just want to know how it is going to be. I believe we determined over 12 people we will pay out ,1st and 2nd but what about the run off is it gonna be top 3 or top 5 and are we gonna go by the USRCCA rules, if so I have a printed copy I will bring and leave there so there will be no controversies, when there is money on the line I take it very seriously maybe to serious, If so just tell me to shut up It just seems those things are brought up every week.

[lt99ls1]

Originally Posted by signalmtncrawler

Tough break Larry, I always do my best regardless if I am up by 50 pts or down 50 pts, like my coach always said never stop till the whistle blows..

Like I said last night, everything is fine, I had a good time. The only spots I felt like where hard going in reverse direction was gates 1 and 2 and I was completly goofing off on the reverse run. Next week your not getting off so easy.

Originally Posted by signalmtncrawler

Also I feel like there are way to many open ended issues that need to be cleared up as far as rules,pay out,how many run in the shoot out stuff like like needs to be set in stone instead of being changed week to week I am fine with whatever is decided, I just want to know how it is going to be.

SOme of the stuff had been worked out as we went but it is a little past time for a few things to be locked down.

Originally Posted by signalmtncrawler

I believe we determined over 12 people we will pay out ,1st and 2nd.

Yep that one has been settled. pays 1st up to $55 and at $60 and above it gets split 65/35ish.

Originally Posted by signalmtncrawler

but what about the run off is it gonna be top 3 or top 5.

we do need to take a vote on that and get it out of the way. I think we need to forget about doing run offs for the non-dig class completely. I being to think top 5 all the time.

Originally Posted by signalmtncrawler

and are we gonna go by the USRCCA rules.

When have we not ran by USRCCA rules? or what rule got left out?

[billy_06evoix]

Wish I could've been there to just whip up on everyone, so there was no controversies!

Kidding, of course, haha.

[signalmtncrawler]

Quote:
Originally Posted by signalmtncrawler
but what about the run off is it gonna be top 3 or top 5.

we do need to take a vote on that and get it out of the way. I think we need to forget about doing run offs for the non-dig class completely. I being to think top 5 all the time.


I like top 3 b/c of the time issue but if everyone else is for top 5 I am cool with that, I just would like to know instead of trying to determine it right before the run off

[crawling hippie]

with as many people as we've been getting lately on thursdays, i think a top 5 run off still works out. if we were back to how we were in december/january and such where there were 20ish people a week, that would be different. i guess that's not really helpful tho... but as someone who is working on some of those nights, as long as i'm out of here around 830-845ish i'm fine

[Harvo]

(3 or 5) I think you are going to have several people for both. Josh... you basically own (run) this comp. My opinion is that everyone should all just go with what you decide.

As for judging...

The layout at HT makes it hard for a judge to be on both sides of the course to have close eyes on both gates.

What happened with Bob's run has happened before... even on a run of mine once. Another competitor had a better view of a gate and saw something the judge didn't.

My suggestion is that the judge should do nothing but keep time, watch the run and call out penalties. The other person (the one that usually holds the clock) should help watch and mark the scoresheet as the judge calls out penalties.

If we do that ... the judge has eyes on the course at all times, no distraction of trying to make penalty marks or adding up points to tell a driver what he has left. That judge also has the final call. No questions asked.

We always have two people working the course every run anyway... and I think that would help avoid questionable call in the future.