I have a very, very small dog in this fight. The DLRA is moving back toward adopting the SCTA rule-book and there is concern amongst some that rule changes are considered and transparent, not reactionary.
What that means is that they are done for a
sensible reason and that the outcome, the results are
better than what happened before. Any changes that are made under the guise of safety need to have quantifiable evidence and
expert opinion, expert is not necessarily those of the driver/rider rather than someone who has the engineering expertise and qualifications which are
provable. That is what science is, being able to prove something beyond all doubt.
Landspeed racing is not beholden to an audience, or prizemoney so there is no reason to change rules to maintain competition, so as to hold people's attention. However most people here have experienced other forms of competitive racing and so the suspicion always lingers that the executive will change rules to suit their purposes. It is imperative that the executive make clear their motivation when rule changes are made, if something is deemed unsafe or inadequate then evidence needs to be shown, clear , scientific evidence.
Until now I have steered clear of this thread ,because I'm not a motorcycle racer and not in the USA .......but recently a posting was made on the DLRA forum that asked "they do it in the States, why not here?"..... If our club is to follow the SCTA rules then they do affect me and so I do have an interest in making sure they are done properly and not as a measure of expediency or fear , besides, the argument "they do it there , why not here" is always suspect.......... Let's not even talk about dustbin fairings.
I am not questioning the integrity or ability of those who may have had the imperative to act forced upon them and made a decision based on the best knowledge they had available to them, but there are a lot of people here asking "Why".
Having said that, this has been a pretty disappointing thread. He said , she said, hair pulling and hiding behind trees......pretty pathetic.
Joe nailed it here, the truth is ...man up, put your hand up and STEP up and look for sensible solutions , learn the science ...................or can it.
i and anyone wanting to do what THEY want to do can do it.....
ill simply explain to my wife that instead of appreciating the sanctioning bodies
efforts and concerns and running within their guidlines, were going to second
mortgage the house so i can "make some runs"....."in a manner that i want to"....
...and im really pissed that i wasnt included in the last senate vote, and the last
congressional vote/meeting and that i wasnt included in the last cabinet meeting......
