NE US: track event volunteers, "open house" at track events

[George Harris]

I just finished reading 'The Last Open Road' by B. S. Levy. It is a
story written about a small town mechanic who gets involved in road
racing just after the 2nd world war. Has stories about Watkins Glen,
Elkhart Lake and other venues. Very interesting and shows maybe why the
SCCA is not held in very high regard by others in the sport.

BTW, I recommend this book to anyone who can remember why they got
interested in doing their own wrenching, and auto sports. He has 2 more
out and I'm going to look for them.

Cheers
George

Douglas Frank wrote:
> Not to flame anyone or divert this thread, but in my experience the
> track employees at Lime Rock do not treat flaggers particularly well,
> which is one reason I quit flagging.  When I was an SCCA member, other
> flaggers I knew who worked club races at the Glen (I never flagged
> there) reported that the Nascar folks who run the place these days tend
> to treat club workers rather rudely also.
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> Basically at either track, if you're a corner worker, you're dog sh*t.
> But heck that's true of the SCCA in general.  FWIW.
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> Brett Dikeman wrote:
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>> NHIS, Lime Rock, and (I THINK) Watkins Glen have camping
>> areas(especially if you're a worker, they'll take care of you)
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