One of the things Nathan Stewart at Bonneville insisted we do after each run was get out and take a GOOD LOOK at the car before we towed back. If you lost something, we were instructed to get on the CB and contact the tower.
Because the pace of turning a vehicle around is slower at Bonneville, that certainly wasn't a problem - we weren't "lapping" at any point during our four days there. And while there is a pressure to "make hay while the sun shines", anybody who would infer a lame attitude toward safety within the ECTA management is picking a fight from an unjust and unfounded position, the incident sited, notwithstanding.
Because we are humans - involved in a human endeavor - working with machines of our own creation - absolute perfection will never be achieved. While an oversight such as this is unusual, unfortunate and needs to be addressed, to do so in such an egregious, anonymous and distasteful fashion is the action of a cowardly bully.
I still consider referring to this thread as "Lame Course Safety ?" offensive, and an affront to Joe, Keith and the gang at ECTA. Therefore, my response edit of the subject name.
Eddish has left his turd in the punch bowl and wisely left the party. The discussion has now turned civil and productive, rather than petty and accusatory.
I think the subject edit is appropriate
Chris Conrad