Topic: Hot Pit Ideas...
I'm posting this separately to Prevent a threadjack on another topic this was originally posted to:
Some people have seen differing regulations, rules, and enforcement at each event and I had some suggestions to offer up.
I think 3 people's OK, with one at the wall passing stuff. we had SLOWWWWWW fueling at nelsons (blasted EPA non-venting cans) so there could have been plenty of time for the driver to zip-tie in a fresh radio or toss some bottles of water in.
Seriously, for hot pits we should just have universal rules; AKA no lifting the hood, no Tire work(visual checks should be OK imo) and nobody belted/sitting in the car while fueling. Quick safety/comfort things like a seat pad, headlamp tweak, fresh radio could easily be accommodated in the hot pit. basically if it's gonna take you more than 2minutes outside of your fueling window, take it back to the paddock. Hot pit safety guys could get pre-set 2minute countdown timers set, so if/when fueling is done, they just hit the timer. it beeps they can say "paddock or track, decide now or report to the penalty box"
I know most of these are typically already rules for Hot pitting at events like MSR, CMP, and Nelsons, and I am partially reinforcing the ones I agree with.