RE: WildWest,, St Agathe, Charlevoix
>RE: No Recce at the "International" Wild West: on a side
>note, how many international entries did they have, anyway?
>I'm not sure American rally is ready for the expense of
>recce to the organizers.
It is not ready for the expense of the rest of the dog and pony show to the competitors, either. It was NOT (in my opinion, of course) an "International" rally. Just the same "international" competitors that would be running the SCCA rally anyway. But to demand the extra days (Boy, that first "leg" was a killer, wasn't it?...from ramp to impound?) is ludicrous. Let's take all the drivers, co-drivers, crew people, rally workers, etc. who were there for those extra 2 days and add all their wages together for two WASTED work days. If you can tell me that they got a larger return on investment in sponsorship, FIA brownnosing, etc. than OUR time was worth, then I will shut up. It would be different if there was rallying on those days...even if there was a BIG reception. Most locals I talked to didn't know there was a rally going on, though.
Truth is, I will take a rally with timely, accurate scoring, efficient schedule, and good (even adequate) communication over a rally with none of these, but with a start ramp, pomp and circumstance and FIA officials. Cover the basics before you cover the fluff.
>I'm not sure but that we wouldn't need a special
>classroom section on writing notes prior to going out to
>write the actual notes. Does this make sense?
I think so. I would suggest first using the Jemba system to help you develop your vocabulary for describing things. Then take a class like Alex G. and Ian B. offered at Tim O's this year. The notes I made for Cherokee a few years ago aren't fit for toilet paper. The notes I can make now after the Jemba experience AND the class would make me faster and safer than the Jemba notes.