"Back to the Future" Thompson, July 2014

[Raceman77]

yup. SCCA thing now. I am told it is needed in the supps.

[team-gpracing]

I saw that too. I was like, whaaaaa? And then I figured it was for high-tech photogs. Yusuf, you need one!!!

[georgethefierce]

they had a guy at BMWCCA show up with one and they ended up booting him halfway through a session.

[gran racing]

Makes sense to me especially considering that the pricing of those things is attainable these days. I could easily see people bringing them and causing major issues.

[craigs]

I just finished labeling mine "Private Drone - Not for hire."

[Greg Amy]

I just finished labeling mine "Private Drone - Not for hire."

Unfortunately, they got you covered there, too:

Recreational use of unmanned aircraft is prohibited.

[Matt Rowe]

This is the beginning of a slippery slope. The next thing they will have to ban is the SAM's the stewards will need to start bringing to the events to enforce this rule. Then you'll have stealth drones and so on.

Honestly, I've seen a handful of these at events. Always operated by participants that were very respectful and very aware of avoiding any potential risk to the event. As the HMFIC at I talked to a couple of the owners about keeping them out of risky zones and they were agreeable and were happy to share the videos made with others and improved the experience. This really seems like a solution looking for a problem.