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Finally, the only other PDX listed is one at SPR the Sunday after the 12 hour race, a day after the potential instructor pool (and volunteer workers) just spent a VERY LOOONG day driving until the race ended AT MIDNIGHT, then packed up and drank (not necessarily in that order), afterwards simply wanting to go home?
Am I the only one shaking my head at this? Is it truly that difficult to schedule these events so they don't conflict, or is it just that the PDX group feels they can be self-sufficient without the road race program?
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You aren't the only one shaking your head BUT after some rather heated discussion it becomes clear that PDX events are somewhat separate of Road Racing - they're both done on race tracks and SOME of the instructors are also racers BUT those are about the only similarities between the two. The number of officials required for a PDX is significantly fewer as are the number of workers/volunteers. Furthermore, the requirements of those workers/volunteers is less than during a race since PDX workers mainly flag and aren't required (or expected) to enter the hot track to render assistance.