07-17-2006, 12:36 PM
bimmerboodle Wrote:Dave Wrote:yeah, except they got away with a pretty good amount of money b/c they had to have a signature for every person. Linds went to get money for my dad and I b/c I was headed out to track and couldn't wait in the line, and they closed up before I got back. It kept slipping my mind and I had other stuff to attend to (car and class), which I thought was the reason that a crew member was supposed to be able to get stuff for the driver. Just venting, I'm over it; just might want to work something out with BSR for that next year.The refund station was open for FOUR hours, there was plenty of time for everyone to get their money back. There were paddock announcements to remind, details in the event instructions linked to in the confirmation email I sent, notification at the all hands meeting...and so on.
The track was not about to just hand out 20.00 bills to someone *for* someone else. That is why they had a list of pre-registered drivers and blank spaces for the crew members. Driver needed to report to list their crew, crew could then report either with driver or later to get the refund. The responsibility was on the registered entrant to make it to the refund station . Sorry but that is the only way to account for the $$$$
Well. This process needs reviewing and a change. I had 1 crew member that wasn't arriving until the race (3:20). Had I not called him and told him to get up here he would not have gotten his $20 back. Had he not been able to get refunded he probably would have turned around and left (he's jewish). He had to park over at Shenandoah track and RUN over to the tech shead for his $$$. His phone wasn't working so I had NO idea he had to park so far away.
The Racers are one reason why hyperfest has such a draw and you guys need to make it easier on us and our crew. I'm sure its not NASA's fault but BSRs bla, bla, I don't care. I interface w/ NASA not BSR so it is you guyses problem in my eyes. Basically it was just another dig point for this guy since he works with an SCCA racer as well and they don't make crew pay to enter...