July Fastrack

[ismaelae86]

whats going on with IT?? what letters have been sent in?? what do they consist of...thanks for your time
ismael

[Knestis]

Responses to letters get published in Fastrack but there's no mechanism for reporting to the membership what's currently on the agenda.

It might be a bit of an overstatement but it's pretty safe to say that if you see an issue being hotly discussed here, SOMEONE has gone to the effort to officially bring it to the attention of the Board - so it gets forwarded to the ITAC. If you see a couple of people concerned about something here, it's less likely to have percolated up to the level where anyone cares enough to write a request.

Everything that gets proposed gets considered, albeit sometimes PAINFULLY slowly, if it counts on other decisions getting made first. The ITAC has been in that position for the past year (quite literally) clarifying and getting consistent about our internal practices, which accounts for some big delays. However, other requests have been stalled because we are forced to dig for technical information, often on older cars that are not well documented.

I'll take this opportunity to (again) mention that, if you want a rule changed, you need to write your request so that it expressly describes NOT ONLY what you don't like, but what you propose should be done.

If you think something is off with a particular car's spec's, you can simply ask for it to be reviewed. If your request is going to require technical information - and most do - you'll move the process along if you provide it, in some form that can be shared electronically (e.g., pdf copies of factory manual).

Finally, remember that the Board (and the ITAC) aren't arbiters of rules interpretations. We can't comment on whether your specific idea is legal or not, or explain how WE interpret rules. That's the responsibility of the protest and appeals process.

K

[tnord]

Kirk -

A fundamental question.....is there a particular reason that "requests for input" are published in fastrack for things like the ECU change, but not for a specific spec line being reviewed?

[Bill Miller]

One thing I noticed was that it appears that IT isn't the only category that uses a process to set spec weights.

[ekim952522000]

One thing I noticed was that it appears that IT isn't the only category that uses a process to set spec weights.

Yeah it looks like GT3 is getting it's own "great realignment"

[Prof. Chaos]

So the August Fastrack came out today, and I see nothing regarding IT other than a front spoiler/air dam issue from the Court of Appeals. Did I miss something?

[JoshS]

So the August Fastrack came out today, and I see nothing regarding IT other than a front spoiler/air dam issue from the Court of Appeals. Did I miss something?

Plenty of stuff came out of the last ITAC meeting but it didn't appear in Fastrack. Don't know why.

[Knestis]

Kirk -

A fundamental question.....is there a particular reason that "requests for input" are published in fastrack for things like the ECU change, but not for a specific spec line being reviewed?

Because we don't solicit feedback for "corrections." The only reason we can even DO those without waiting for the new GCR, is that they don't rise to the level of "rules changes." Anything that does is fodder for full member input.

K