Bay Area AX's: this saturday, GGR AX#5 @ Alameda Options

[nebreitling]

get your cars ready now and come out to play!

http://www.pca-ggr.org/archive.html#msg436

who's in?

demick? howard? grant? trekkor? birgit? andrew? steve? gwen? ANDY (back from vacation?)? jenny (tranny?)? anthony? greg? mueller (bring the tail dragger?)? albert? chris? randal? ken? rob?

let's make a showing...

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[grantsfo]

QUOTE (Dan (Almaden Valley) @ Jul 7 2005, 07:35 PM)

QUOTE (grantsfo @ Jul 7 2005, 07:17 PM) QUOTE (nebreitling @ Jul 7 2005, 12:27 PM) you're a monster, grant!  change to corner balance will be negligible as you're picking off bits from all over the car.  may i ask how much that exhaust shield weighed? Shield is approximately 5 lbs. But you know how many of those little 4-6 lb things I have pulled off the car? They add up quickly. I was able to get a little over 10lbs of tar out with my seats in the car. A couple more lbs once I take them out. I never want to smell hot aged German tar again! Talked my wife (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wub.gif) into coming to this event. We'll see if I can get her to drive the car, doubtful. I know she's up for an "instruction" ride however. Only if she is a paid participant, and you are a GGR/zone7 instructor. Seriously, we can loose our insurance if a non-participant is in a car, or two folks are in a car and one of them is not an instructor. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

That's almost laughable given other safety issues at Alameda. Who said she wasnt going to be a paid particpant or without a zone 7 instructor? I'd say currently greater risk of losing insurance is overall lack of safety focus at GGR events. Inadequet training of course workers and the lack of people available on the longer course. I have been in two situations at differnt Alameda events were course workers have left their posts while event is in progress with no relief. How many of us have found ourselves alone with no spotter? I think if there is going to be a saftey focus and insurance concern that is the place to start. Many of us have voiced our concerns about GGR events.