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Mark,
Thanks for the summary. My comments:
Item 4 – Yes, the characteristics of the track changes when we go anticlockwise. As a learning point, I think we need we need to do a track walk and perhaps a committee member go out in a kart to check track conditions. In any case, signages, etc, would need to be moved to different locations in a CCW configuration/
On item 1 – yes, we need to continuously educate all those involved, both my-KART participants, officials and CK staff. On flags, i’m prepared to invest in our own flags – we don’t compromise on safety and having the right no of flags is critical.
Overall, after reading the threads, etc, I think the accident was most likely caused by the shoddy track condition at that turn, and compounded by tyres, etc, which are configured for CW, not CCW. Feedback suggests nothing wrong with the kart, but she most likely lost traction due to hittin the patchy surface.
Can’t comment much as I haven’t seen the track condition lately.
But as for CCW, I don’t have any problems with this and I somehow find I clock better lap times in this direction. 😛
The only dangerous part that I find is the right hand hairpin after coming down the start/finish straight.can you help post this in the incident log?
post an incident report:
http://club.my-kart.org/node/add/-incidentincident log:
http://club.my-kart.org/incidentlog[quote=TheFazz]can you help post this in the incident log?
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dah. http://club.my-kart.org/node/2051Da Lobster
Yes, its time to have a chat with CK. Thinking of doing that in one of the chicken wing visits…perhaps this weekened subject to confirmation.
just wish to add on. We should pre-brief kartes DO NOT STOP to help for safty sake, should incident happen as it is. Reason that will result more immobilise karts on track. Drivers should take decision from race admin of the race status, that means color flags.
Guys,
I am quite concern reading that we have another incident here again on track. I think for this year, we have quite a few already and I would ask the seniors to sit down and analyse what we can do to both drivers, kart condition and emergency response team – to firstly reduce such incidents again.
From what I recall, most of the past incidents are driver(s) error so I think we must instill some form of system to instill drivining discipline. As a last option, maybe a demerit system should be implemented.
In regards to kart safety, we have always talked about this and I guess, the need to inspect your own kart for basic safety is known and practise by all.
Track walk/inspection – I guess my absence has not helped as this task was always done by me. As some will recall, I have the possibility to ride on a bike around the track to ensure that the cones are avaialable and ensure that barriers are adequately placed and far away from track edge. In my absence, PLEASE someone do this!!
It is sad that a driver has now crashed due to dirty track condition, which if we could not clean in time – at least we could have warned the drivers at the briefing if this is the case.
In regards to emergency response, the question to stop or not should be a logical choice since we are NOT IN REAL COMPETITION. I WILL STOP MY KART SAFELY, IN A LOCATION WHERE IT WILL NOT CAUSE ANOTHER INCIDENT. I said this because, we DO NOT have enough marshalls and hence at least we can at least warn drivers coming up to the incident area to SLOW DOWN. No flags? Wave your hands!!!!
Sure, CK should also be properly trained but I think this is an uphill task and hence this is something mykart has to take upon – and possibly create an emergency response team. ( until the st john arrives on the scene )
Fazz and all, pls see that the above is discussed ( an e-team ) and something done.
For the sake of My-Kart, please learn from this incident. I sincerely hope Lynda is recovering rapidly.
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