03-14-2006, 02:57 PM
Tex Wrote:Was this 'issue" stated directly to the race directors face on Saturday spdrcr999? Or did you just come home from the track and make YOUR issues public?
I don't have an issue with a $5 rental fee, I say make it $10. Maybe more people will buy a P/T then.
if you race 2 times a month @ $5 a race then before a year is up you would have paid for a personal by then. YET you still would have to keep paying the rental fee.
My advice would be to buy a P/T asap. If you don't have the cash, save.
Trust me there, Tex, this was stated directly to the race director's face, AND discussed throughout the evening in a civilized manner. I made my points and made my suggestions concerning the issue. I don't feel that this is MY issue, it concerns everyone who doesn't have a personal transponder - including the kids and other folks who are just gettting into the hobby (that just got a bit more expensive). Since you already have one, you are one step ahead of the game...BUT...put yourself in a position where you don't. I assume that you are a responsible individual who grew up racing in a format where you paid your fee, were issued transponder numbers, raced, put your car in the impound, removed your transponder, and went to marshall. You probably never had a problem with the system except maybe the occasional time where someone forgot to take it out of their car. When that happened, the race director made an announcement looking for the transponder - usually by name - to the person who used it last. The system worked pretty darn good for a LONG time, and it still can. SO, putting yourself back in that position, how would you feel if all of a sudden, you had to pay for the same thing because SOMEONE ELSE forgot to remove their transponder? If you look at it objectively, you will see my point. If not, don't worry about it, after all you already have a p/t.