PCA LA officiating is a joke Festival of speed
04-07-2014, 04:15 PM
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Ouch- a lot of rage in gt2turbo's posts. Certainly seems like we're missing some info here.
The steward is very experienced in that position and imho has always thoroughly investigated incidents. Maybe more video emerged during the enduro that changed his mind? I remember that Cervelli posted his video online which weeks later lead to a reversal of the original ruling.
Unusual to call out another on this site, but I have pretty strong feelings about that driver as well, for me personally earned at Sebring and Cota last year. I think that anyone less than a true professional would have difficulty keeping that car under control.
The steward is very experienced in that position and imho has always thoroughly investigated incidents. Maybe more video emerged during the enduro that changed his mind? I remember that Cervelli posted his video online which weeks later lead to a reversal of the original ruling.
Unusual to call out another on this site, but I have pretty strong feelings about that driver as well, for me personally earned at Sebring and Cota last year. I think that anyone less than a true professional would have difficulty keeping that car under control.
04-07-2014, 04:58 PM
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IF the probation is not in effect before the start of a race, it shouldn't be after the fact.
The probation period should start after the completion of the enduro. or, the next race after the decision.
Retroactively implementing probation would make me mad as Hell too.
really need more details...
04-07-2014, 06:17 PM
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i dont give a **** how it makes me look... lol thats for all u fake ******** on here to worry about. fact is i was cleared to race an enduro after the 13 /13 incident. And didnt receive a 13/13 till after that the enduro. The steward saw the vid and talked to both drivers BEFORE THE ENDURO... IF i knew i had a 13/13 BEFORE I WOULDN'T HAVE RUN THE ENDURO... i truly believe that i was the victim of politics as usual... GOOD L BOYS CLUB. Again i could give a **** what most of you say or think about me and my posts.
Mo MONEY MO PULL.
Then for medical part the steward hands me to a "ER " doctor whom is sipping on a cocktail and looks like hes on his 5th glossed over eyes...at 5pm
not to mention Bob took my injury as a joke and when his "ER" doctor said i should go to the ER LMAO
1 national steward to decide them all. sounds like a bad lord of the rings trailer...
IDEA = bring more than one steward to a big event like this. You couldn't even deal with one incident
The POC has 6 people making these 13/13 decisions why doesnt a bigger club have a better system?
Mo MONEY MO PULL.
Then for medical part the steward hands me to a "ER " doctor whom is sipping on a cocktail and looks like hes on his 5th glossed over eyes...at 5pm
not to mention Bob took my injury as a joke and when his "ER" doctor said i should go to the ER LMAO
1 national steward to decide them all. sounds like a bad lord of the rings trailer...
IDEA = bring more than one steward to a big event like this. You couldn't even deal with one incident
The POC has 6 people making these 13/13 decisions why doesnt a bigger club have a better system?
1. The event is put on by Zone 8, although some of the organizers and the Zone 8 rep are from San Diego Region
2 The steward (and scrutineer and timing person) are sent from PCA national and this one was from Minnesota.
3 I was the medical liaison for the event, which means I was in charge of making sure the safety crews met the standards set by PCA, which they did. They provide first responder services, not a full ER.
4 One of the organizers is an ER physician, but that is not his function at the event. His best advice was to go to an ER where an injury could be fully evaluated with tests or X-rays as needed
One of the reasons for having the team sent from out of town is to try and minimize any feelings of having home team refs and not having an impartial review. Does that make it perfect, of course not but overall it is a fairly designed system.
I know none of the details surrounding the incident, I was having fun running in the time trial group.
Greg Phillips
04-07-2014, 07:52 PM
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Correct me if I am wrong. But from what I can remember a hospital with an X-ray machine and an Orthopedic Surgeon is a better place to evaluate and fix a wrist than an ER Doctor eating dinner.
And from what I have seen by the Festival's Safety Record they are doing the right things.
And from what I have seen by the Festival's Safety Record they are doing the right things.
04-08-2014, 12:39 AM
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Really? Why in the world would anyone expose themselves this way. I'm sorry if there were or were not mistakes made. I have been the victim of an incorrect call, but you present your video, make your case and if they still find against you have a drink and forget about it. However in this case there seems to be some real anger here and the OP pointed out he would be seeing Klaus again in a month. Is this COTA? I would really like an answer to this from OP as I think the rest of us deserve to know the mental state of those next to us in the close quarters of Gentlemen's racing.
04-08-2014, 08:56 AM
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Actually a GT3 R rather than an RSR, i believe.
