pit stop enforcement

[JohnRW]

Gotta be a simpler way.

I don't like the "infer from lap times" method. Too much wiggle. An army of pit stop marshals isn't staff-efficient, either. Teams want to know that someone is ACTIVELY watching their competition, for obvious reasons.

Suggestion:

Post one "observer" at Pit In, another at Pit Out. Establish a "transit time" for pit lane (already done in many cases). Syncronize watches. Record car #'s and times on entry, record car #'s and times on exit. Compare lists regularly and "do the math". Communicate between the two, and maybe T&S, with a "runner" or via a low-traffic radio channel.

It would be a whole lot simpler than pouring thru all the transponder passings to figure it out, only requires two people to monitor, and at the checker you would KNOW who hasn't met the requirements.

[callard]

While I've not had a problem with having a team member put in two hours in support of a longer enduro, apparently it's an issue at some of the short ones.
As a suggestion, have one or two competitor teams along with you, time your pit stop. When you all agree when the 90 or 120 seconds is over, the car can leave.
Then again, this might cause some additional fist fights.
Chuck