Petit LeMans

[Calvin Krug]

I just returned home from my annual visit to Road  Atlanta.  This year was
especially nice, as the weather was perfect all weekend, and I got to see
Team Joest's Audis finish first and second.  On top of that, my friend got
Alan McNish's autograph, and I caught one of the Michelin hats that the
drivers wore on the podium.  Those guys have quite an impressive operation.
I walked through the paddock, and saw something quite interesting.  All the
teams use pit boards with magnetic letters, which a crew member holds over
the pit wall for the driver to see..........except for Audi.  Their
pitboards were electronic, lighted (great when racing at night), and
mounted on an arm which would pivot them out automatically when the car
approached.  Very slick.  Why hadn't anyone else thought of that?

Calvin Krug