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J O I N T H P D E : N C C A N D N E W J E R S E Y C H A P T E R A T S U M M I T P O I N T
Mike fields a steady stream of people all day long with questions.
If anybody has a question about the schedule, a student assignment, or a
safety issue, Mike is the authoritative answer. If somebody isn't adhering to the
safety rules stringently at all times, the marshals will pull them off track with a
black flag, and they
will be counseled,
shall we say, by
Mike. If anybody
ever failed to get
back in line after
counseling from
Mike, he would
throw them out of
the event. If anyone
ever quibbled with
Mike's treatment,
they could appeal to
me. I have never
seen or heard of
Mike (or a previous
CI with whom I've
worked) ever having
to throw anyone out,
or ever being foolish
enough to think
appealing to me would help their case. We have always been blessed with
a conscientious group of HPDE participants, and we set a tone that keeps
it that way.
I spend the day the way I usually do, working as a " floater " all over the
paddock. For this weekend, the nice family that rented me their camper for the
weekend also threw in their golf cart, which helps a ton. It's a fairly large
paddock and I don't mind walking, but the cart speeds things up and I can do
more. Plus I lug around a fair amount of paperwork, drinking water, a radio, an
in-car communicator, and safety gear, so the cart is a good place I can leave it
all every time I stop.
On weekends when I
don't have the cart, I find
I spend a lot of time
backtracking when I
leave some items
behind.
I stop by the skid■The
crowd is excited for the door prizes at the Saturday social hour. Photo by Alan Olson/formerinstants.com
pad to see if the team
there has everything
they need. I check in at
Bill VanOcher's incredibly
nice, incredibly huge
camper to chat with
selected members of
the New Jersey team.
I make random stops at
parking spots all over
the paddock to make
sure individual drivers
are happy. Around 3:30
in the afternoon, I radio Summit Point staff to make sure they're ready to
deliver the ice and beverage tubs we need for tonight's dinner.
I go visit Mike, Dean, and the control marshal at grid to get updated on any
issues that have cropped up. Lather, rinse, repeat.
Dean is relaxed because, for the first time in four years, he's not the Online
■ This summer, the women who instruct or drive at NCC's HPDEs have branded themselves The Speed Vixens. Another good turnout at the Shenandoah
event, where they pose for a group picture. Photo by Patrick Torbik/ptorbikphotography@gmail.com
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