SCCA Annual Waiver "Hard Card"

[TomL]

I don't know how this will work out in the long run, but at the ARRC, I showed up with my hard card and still had to sign the SCCA waiver (and got a nice little sticker put on my nice new card). Just like the old license, except it's now harder. Woohoo! Oh yeah, and I still had to stand in line for half an hour.

[KelleyHux]

From a registrar's perspective - I love the new hard card!! I don't have to stress and search to double and triple check to be sure that every driver and worker who goes into a "Hot Area" has already signed the waiver. That waiver is on file at the national office.

If you're a driver or a crew guy, you owe it to your family to get the hard card. In the event of something catastrophic, you are already covered by SCCA's insurance. There is no trying to find your signature in pages of waivers. Again, because that waiver is already on file at the national office.

The west coast (aka San Francisco Region) has been using this for some time. It seems to work well for them. We're still working through the implementation in MiDiv, and we learn a little bit more about it each event.

I thought the cost of the hard card was waived for licensed drivers (like it is for volunteers with a minimum number of days service). So, it's mostly the crew folks who have to pay for the hard card. And, some of them don't come to registration and sign the waiver anyway. So, in those cases, I'm really glad they can get a hard card.

Kelley Huxtable
MVRG Chief Registrar
DMVR
"PLAY SAFE"

[Ron Earp]

I don't know how this will work out in the long run, but at the ARRC, I showed up with my hard card and still had to sign the SCCA waiver (and got a nice little sticker put on my nice new card). Just like the old license, except it's now harder. Woohoo! Oh yeah, and I still had to stand in line for half an hour.

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Tom, this is exactly what I was getting at in that I think the concept is very different from the reality. This is precisely what I figured would happen in the SE.

R

[RacerBill]

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Tom, this is exactly what I was getting at in that I think the concept is very different from the reality. This is precisely what I figured would happen in the SE.

R

Beg to differ, Ron, but it's worse than that!!!!! At the ARRC, when my wife and I went to registration, we did not have to sign the waiver, since we had hard cards. So, even at the same event, the requirements seem to be different!

Let's see, Nelson Ledges - no SCCA or Track waiver, but had to wear the track wrist band.

Mid-Ohio - did not have to sign the SCCA waiver, but had to sign the track waiver and wear a sticky dot on the hard card.

Road America for the Runoffs - did not have to sign the SCCA waiver, but had to wear a wrist band around the hard card.

Road Atlanta - ARRC - did not have to sign the SCCA waiver, but had to wear a sticky on the hard card.

I carried a hard card for USAC and the IRL for many years, and since everyone was authorized to attend every event, it really worked out well, This is the way it should be for the workers, crew, etc. I think that drivers or entrants, however need to at least show up at registration to get information any information that is particular to that event.

Maybe SCCA National should work with the tracks and get agreements from them to accept the SCCA annual waiver.

By the way, I remember a couple of years ago, at Mid-Ohio, workers had to sign not only the accident waiver form, but a TV rights form, giving the IRL permission to broadcast our pictures if we happend to get into the background of any of their broadcast shots!

[Ron Earp]

Bill that sounds like no fun. I think I'll avoid the hard card for the tracks I go to - CMP, Roebling, VIR, Rockingham, and I hope RA this year. It is easier - sign waivers, wear wrist band. That process I understand and it makes logical sense to me.

[robits325is]

I think the hard card is a step in the right direction. Maybe one day they can use EZ Pass technology and I won't even have to get out of my truck on the way to the paddock. That would save about an hour at Lime Rock.

[Tristan Smith]

Bill that sounds like no fun. I think I'll avoid the hard card for the tracks I go to - CMP, Roebling, VIR, Rockingham, and I hope RA this year. It is easier - sign waivers, wear wrist band. That process I understand and it makes logical sense to me.

Or you can just look at it as no longer having to add a picture and get it laminated. That's that way I look at it. It's free and saves me time and energy. If I still have to sign at registration, It's no different than normal. Granted I have had the hard card this year, but haven't got to use it yet!

[seckerich]

The hard card is a big step forward for minors who had to have a parent handy to sign waivers before. Next year you will find more of the Southeast tracks ready to deal with them.

[OTLimit]

We got a hard card for Andrea this year because it was just easier for a 16-yr old minor who can now go in the hot pits and work. Getting the form notarized was the worst part (but only because someone decided he wanted to do it for himself also after we were already at the bank for the notary and we didn't have more forms with us.) For the minor both parents signatures had to be notarized. Then just email a .jpg picture to Topeka.