Creating a specialty for the pace car team
#33321 from James Blumenfeld · Not recommended · Minutes (2023-02 Fastrack)
Thank you for your letter and your work as a pace car driver. The Club Racing Board does not recommend creating a separate
pace car driver specialty, which would involve preparation of a manual, appointment of several divisional administrators, and
implementation of other administrative requirements. Under the current rules, pace car drivers are approved by the Race
Director or Chief Steward and take active direction from the Operating Steward. The CRB is not aware of any problems with this
arrangement of responsibilities. Establishing a common set of pace car procedures is not feasible because each track has unique
characteristics and requirements, including where to enter and exit the track, proper speeds to maintain in various areas of the
track, and appropriate methods for controlling individual run groups. The CRB believes the GCR’s current rules on principal
officials’ approval and direction of pace car drivers, pace car operating procedures, and pace car driver qualifications are
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adequate as written.