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Title: NOWR more dangerous than OWR?? Post by fweidner on 03/16/7 at 15:41:29 NOWR more dangerous than OWR?? Hear it was a great event!!! and VERY well organized Ryan! Also heard some rumblings about being dangerous as: 1. more local traffic 2 run during the day so can't see lights of on-coming traffic 3. cars at the head of the pack had oncoming rally traffic approach them in middle of blind crests. Couldn't see approaching rally traffic because couldn't see lights during day Any chance of running this at night next year? |
Title: Re: NOWR more dangerous than OWR?? Post by RyanHuber on 03/16/7 at 17:40:39 Emailed to me from Terry Epp, CARS National Series Manager and past CARS President, just after the rally. Quote:
Take that as you may. |
Title: Re: NOWR more dangerous than OWR?? Post by Wedge on 03/16/7 at 18:26:42 fweidner wrote on 03/16/7 at 15:41:29:
Fred, don't forget this was a Road Rally. Not a performance rally. All competitors must obey the rules of the road. As such, they must always drive in a manner that emphasizes safety. They should always be driving according to the conditions. It's always safer during the day. You can't say that night is safer because you can see the lights of oncoming cars. Because it's a road rally, you should never be driving over the middle of a crest, you should never be cutting the inside of a corner, you should never be on the wrong side of the road for any reason. As long as you follow those rules, then oncoming traffic should be of little or no concern to you. Whenever I'm entered in an event like this, everytime I approach a blind corner I ask myself: "Am I ready and able to react if there is an oncoming car, or a pedestrian, or a deer, etc". My answer is always yes. Most of the time, as long as you are at or below the legal speed limit, there is plenty of time to stop or avoid anything that may be around the next corner. If any competitors were driving over the middle of a blind crest, then those competitors deserve a talking to. |
Title: Re: NOWR more dangerous than OWR?? Post by fweidner on 03/17/7 at 08:13:54 "Take that as you may" Like I said, heard it was a great event And as they say, "don't shoot the postman if you get bad news in the mail" I wasn't at the event, just repeating what I heard Thanks for all your effort Ryan. Sorry I couldn't be at event. Scuba diving in Florida or Canadian winter. Hmm, which to choose? F |
Title: Re: NOWR more dangerous than OWR?? Post by RyanHuber on 03/17/7 at 10:13:19 Fred, if you weren't at the event and all your statements regarding the NOWR are hearsay, why are you choosing to air this in public? Why wouldn't you approach me directly to ask what my plans are for next year and make your suggestions? Every single competitor at my event said they enjoyed themselves, which to me says that more competitors who chose to not support this form of grassroots rallying really did miss out on a good time. I consider it their loss, and yours. |
Title: Re: NOWR more dangerous than OWR?? Post by fweidner on 03/17/7 at 10:36:05 Ryan, I have total respect for you and your organisational skills. I know I could never do what you do. Please don't take it any other way. This is a forum, a format for open discussion on anything of interest to the members of MLRC. F |
Title: Re: NOWR more dangerous than OWR?? Post by ErikO on 03/17/7 at 11:41:33 FWeidner: It's threads like this and the one falsely accusing MLRC's event entries dropping that make you sound like a complete idiot. Why would you post again on a public forum "facts" and "figures" that you pulled out of your ass? Nevermind the whole "Don't shoot the messenger" mentality you always use as your escape route. You post online, you get brought down hard. It's the way of things. That's why nobody else posts bullshit rumors and hearsay online. They will get rocked just like you do, time and time again. It's kind of funny, sometimes you post very relevant topics, about beginner rallying and good ideas for novice events. But sometimes you go way off base, and piss everyone off with your assumptions. I know you'll take this as an attack (and it is, unfortunately), but trust me, I'm not the only one who's sick of it. Please use more discretion in the future and do some research before posting. It will help the rally community, not hinder it. |
Title: Re: NOWR more dangerous than OWR?? Post by FWEIDNER on 03/19/7 at 16:10:08 "that you pulled out of your ass?" very mature comment from the "MLRC Regalia Director" I am sure all the people taking the MLRC rally school, SPDA members, TSC members and general public that took a brochure at the auto show want to join MLRC now. |
Title: Re: NOWR more dangerous than OWR?? Post by fweiser on 03/19/7 at 18:24:19 I am an outsider here looking in and I couldn't help but comment: Fred, I am surprised that anybody takes the time to answer your numerous requests for feedback considering the very questionable and arguably unappreciative way in which you respond (ie: responses like "nice pot shot - below the belt" and "OK whatever you say buddy"). cordially, Fritz Weiser |
Title: Re: NOWR more dangerous than OWR?? Post by ErikO on 03/19/7 at 20:42:01 I make no claims to be mature. In fact, I would think more people would be turned off by the amount of posts that other members have to put up to correct what one clown is saying. Wanna buy a T-Shirt? |
Title: Re: NOWR more dangerous than OWR?? Post by AlanO on 03/19/7 at 20:58:24 Okay, I think this has run its course. |
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