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Originally Posted by IAN #51
Why is it so difficult for the scrutineers to come to the cars. Ive had them come to check the car in the paddock @ Snetterton, Castle Combe ,Le Mans Classic,Silverstone @MG Live and Various Sprint and hillclimb events.
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The simple answer is drivers. If scrutineers go out to do the cars insitu they are never ready, not organised, not with the car, have wondered off while wearing there overalls and boots etc, organisers also seem to have a habit of organising drivers briefings at the same time so the area is deserted. Don't say it doesn't happen I have seen it week in week out. It also requires more scrutineers which organisers don't want as that costs them money.
In my mind if its road legal and has an MOT it has therefore passed the noise limits for the road so shouldn't be a problem driving it around the paddock. Ive been at Donington in the past when a driver drove in through the gate in the morning in his road legal Caterham and got stopped almost immediately and had to push it!!!!!
Ive also been to Combe and never seen them move from the scrutineering bay making those parked in the lower paddock push cars all the way, then do noise test as soon as you got through, but then had to push it back to limit noise!!!!!!
Option is to start racing much later and circuits reduce the hire fee, but that will never happen.