[Wichita-SCCA] Last Weekend HPT

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Sounds like we need to have the club buy an old ambulance, and get some 
members to pass some medical courses, and we can start generating $1000 
a day for the club.

Guy Roberts 
Webmaster at wichitascca.org 
#41 - 1994 Polo Green Corvette



Dave Whitworth wrote:
> No dog in this fight, and I realize it is fun to attack HPT for allowing us to play there at all, but...
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> In St. Louis, we autox at Gateway International Raceway.  They have been attempting to add an ambulance for several years.
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> So far, we have been able to talk them out of it by showing the SCCA safety plan, our own additional safety plan, meeting the safety chiefs, and providing a good "tenant experience".  Eventually, the insurance company will win and we too will be forced to use an ambulance at Solo events.
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> So, I think this is becoming a racetrack CYA move everywhere, especially at HPT where the relationship seems strained at best.
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> DaveW
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> From: wichita-scca-bounces at wichitascca.org on behalf of Rocky Entriken
> Sent: Thu 4/19/2007 12:29 AM
> To: Wichita Region SCCA.
> Subject: Re: [Wichita-SCCA] Last Weekend HPT
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> It is my understanding the ambulance was required by HPT's insuror. Which makes it no less stupid and IMHO SCCA itself should be leaning on both HPT and its insurance agent/carrier to bring some sanity to the situation -- not the least being that HPT as site owner is covered by SCCA's liability insurance. This is nothing more than a way to create income for the insurance carrier by forcing its customer (HPT) to meet requirements that are neither standard of the industry nor supported by decades of data. 
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> Have accidents ever happened (even fatalities) at solo events? Of course they have. Is the incidence of such accidents high enough to warrant such precaution? Not even close. I would bet that the incidence of accidents per 1000 persons is higher for people crossing the street, and we don't have ambulances parked on every street corner. 
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> --Rocky Entriken
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> 	I really wish we had a site that nice, but I'm glad we don't have to 
> 	deal with the lot fee.  Most of the price increase from last year is due
> 	to having an ambulance there for the whole day.  That is just
> 	ridiculous.  I'm still upset because I'm paying for a stupid ambulance 
> 	and it's personnel to sit around all day waiting for the nothing that
> 	will happen.  What a waste of their time and my money.  I understand the
> 	requirement was made by the site owner and there was no talking him out 
> 	of it - but I don't have to like it and I do have the right to complain
> 	about it.
> 	
> 	-Brian Meyer
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