PCA medical committee revoked my race license
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IMO, they painted themselves into a corner by taking a hard line on an indefensible position.
The time for response was long ago, but the longer they wait, the lamer they look...
The whole Medical Committee thing now looks to be a symptom of bigger problems instead of being the problem itself.
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I'm not really seeing where the lack of transparency is. Luigi disclosed OSA and use of a CPAP (as he is required to do, per the form), and PCA asked for the CPAP data (as they can do, per the form). It seems obvious that use of the CPAP is expected to reduce risk of an incident on track, even if there are no studies available to quantify that risk reduction - it's a medical judgment.
The situation accelerated downhill when Luigi didn't agree that the CPAP might reduce risk - which he has no evidence of - and refused to provide the CPAP data. It's his choice to not provide the data, but then the consequence is that his license won't be renewed. There was no need to make a scene about it in this public thread.
The situation accelerated downhill when Luigi didn't agree that the CPAP might reduce risk - which he has no evidence of - and refused to provide the CPAP data. It's his choice to not provide the data, but then the consequence is that his license won't be renewed. There was no need to make a scene about it in this public thread.
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And you're comment that you don't see a lack of transparency from The PCA is quite "impressive"....[did I use that word correctly?]
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I've noticed that many (not all) people in unpaid volunteer positions tend to feel they're already "serving" simply because they're doing unpaid work, and therefore they don't have an inclination to go a step further and deliver "customer service". Their "compensation" for their work is the feeling of having status and authority in the club, and that's sometimes affirmed by giving people a hard time, often by saying "no" to things. That's what I believe happened to Luigi.
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And this thread is providing "transparency" that they operated in that way...the consequences of their actions are likely to be longer and farther reaching to The PCA over time. While Todd has more alternative organizations to race than he likely has time....so the big loser in this seems clear to me, I'm not sure if you'll see what I see though.....
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Hey all those HPDE guys and gals who like playing racecar driver at the track, maybe we can share the love with them and get them some cool physical health requirements and more expensive safety equipment requirements too! You know, so they can feel more like real racecar drivers... <ducks and runs>
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