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Old 05-23-2020 | 03:45 PM
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Hey LuigiVampa: I’ll edit my previous comment:

Maybe 996AE prefers to keep as many options open as possible!
^Not that there’s anything wrong with that! ​​​​​​​
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Old 05-23-2020 | 03:47 PM
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Yes, after some of the rides, covid looks tame by comparison.
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Old 05-23-2020 | 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by roadie13
Exactly, I'm probably more at risk from my occasional stroll through lower Manhattan. Come to think of it, maybe the student wouldn't want to go left seat with me!
Hard to say which is worse - how close you are to a person and how long you're exposed to them are big factors.
Old 05-24-2020 | 12:06 PM
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I'll get in the right seat.

This thing can't be any worse than some of the hangovers I've had since they started cancelling races

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Old 05-25-2020 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by roadie13
Need to bear in mind that instructing means being in close contact with exactly ONE random person for the weekend. So the probability that you are fighting against is that this one person is currently a virus carrier but asymptomatic. Very different from being in a crowd for an hour, say, and collecting breath samples from perhaps dozens or hundreds of people.

But that's just a thought experiment. Clearly right-seat instruction is out for a while, if not for a couple of seasons.
^Your statement assumes only one student assignment per instructor, and no requests to perform check-out ride(s) in addition to student assignment(s)

Maybe any club offering in-car instruction is limiting the numbers of their instructed students based on how many instructors register. The for-profit clubs are currently offering in-car instruction. I know a for-profit club where it wasn’t unusual to have two students per instructor with a third needing a checkout ride. I don’t know how that’s being handled and each club may be different.

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If you are scared just say no and stay home

Lots of us arent, so let the fun begin

I refuse to let the weakest generation lead by fear and stop others from exercising their freedom to choose

Get out there

If youre sick stay home

If you have a weak immune system stay home

Simple

Think about it

Full face helmet, windows ups, ac and stereo on, coffee in one hand, other for blinkers and wheel inputs, heck, simple day at the track

I am still looking for a fire proof mask just in case
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Old 05-25-2020 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 996AE
If you are scared just say no and stay home

Lots of us arent, so let the fun begin

I refuse to let the weakest generation lead by fear and stop others from exercising their freedom to choose

Get out there

If youre sick stay home

If you have a weak immune system stay home

Simple

Think about it

Full face helmet, windows ups, ac and stereo on, coffee in one hand, other for blinkers and wheel inputs, heck, simple day at the track

I am still looking for a fire proof mask just in case
In the end, assuming that government allows track events to happen, the event organizers have to decide whether they want to run their events with or without mitigation, and it would be a financial decision as much as anything else. If too many people decide to stay home because they're scared, there may not be enough people showing up to run a no-mitigation event and break even.
Old 05-26-2020 | 12:13 PM
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I believe many P car owners that track their cars are not afraid of shadows or they wouldnt be on a track in the first place let alone an instructor

Old 05-26-2020 | 01:08 PM
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Instructing is sketchy enough as it is, Pass
Old 05-26-2020 | 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Manifold
Hard to say which is worse - how close you are to a person and how long you're exposed to them are big factors.
Are we talking about instructing or marriage?
Old 05-26-2020 | 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by LuigiVampa
Are we talking about instructing or marriage?
Both?

LOL
Old 05-26-2020 | 02:56 PM
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I wont get in the right seat, COVID or any other day!
Old 05-26-2020 | 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by LuigiVampa
Are we talking about instructing or marriage?
For some people, maybe both. For myself, we had our 24th wedding anniversary yesterday, and they've been 24 happy years of marriage - I'm lucky.
Old 05-26-2020 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Manifold
For some people, maybe both. For myself, we had our 24th wedding anniversary yesterday, and they've been 24 happy years of marriage - I'm lucky.
Right there with ya pal, but my wife isn't as into the track like yours is. Been with her since 1991 (coming up on 30 years).

You win though because your wife likes the track. Game changer....
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Old 05-26-2020 | 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 996AE
I believe many P car owners that track their cars are not afraid of shadows or they wouldnt be on a track in the first place let alone an instructor
Currently, 72% of poll respondents say they wouldn't get in the right seat, 28% say they would.


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