Originally Posted by
mranlet
I love you Chris.
Here are some suggestions for managing the events, coming from an experienced hand:
Driver cap at 36 - 12 cars per group, assigned groups upon tech inspection, to be altered later depending on driver skill level. At 45 mins per group and a grenerous 45 seconds per run you will get at least 5 runs per session, x 3 sessions = 15 runs per person, making it a better run/dollar ratio than an autocross.
Tech inspection - have a tech tent close to the pits for people to roll into once they've unloaded and before they are set to run. Not performing a tech ninspection can really be setting yourself up for delays later on.
No dead time - having more than one person at the starting gate will ensure that any talking to's or radi communuication don't interfere with the regular rhythm of sending people.
Cool-down zone - 2 cones set up as a gate along the return path to shut people down from getting wild and invincible will let you send the next driver all that much sooner.
Thanks for the input and nice meeting you on Friday, there were a few things that I could not have much control over, the rain before the event threw us off to where I was still setting things up minutes before the gate opened, so we ran behind schedule from that.
I usually tech every car, but since most cars I was already very familiar with from past events, I only inspected cars that I've never seen before to save time.
We were a little understaffed for this event, having good help is hard to come by, but we will be working on improving organization and driver classification for the 2011 season.