At the May El Mirage meet I made some observations that I would like to pass on to fellow racers. What I am about to say is for informational purposes only. I am not pointing fingers at anyone or any organization, and will not mention names etc. I just don't want anyone to have to go through this again, it has happened too many times already.
As some of you know there was one entry that made a clerical error on their entry form and it was not caught before said entry made a run. When in impound the mistake on the entry was caught. After a discussion, the person was told by an inspector, the entry was not filled out correctly the run did not count, to fill out a new entry form and attach it to existing form to correct mistakes on original form. Everything seemed to be fine.
The second pass the said entry makes, sets a record again. New record denied, no points awarded. Turns out in the El Mirage Procedure's there is a section that addresses the clerical errors that were made. The inspector was apparently not familiar with that rule.
In this case both the entrant and the inspector made an honest mistake.
I don't want to see this happen again. I suggest everyone who enters an El Mirage meet, ask for and read the El Mirage Procedure's. I would also suggest you ask the inspector to double check the body and engine code on your entry. If you don't have a rulebook handy there is always one at the registration trailer where you pay your fees. You can also view the El Mirage procedure's on the SCTA website, click on El Mirage, at the top of page it says Event procedure's, click on that and start reading. I personally take a few blank entry forms, keep them in the back of my log book and fill them out at home before the meet. That way in case I get rushed I have already filled the entry form out without any distractions.
Just some suggestions,
Tom G.
