Thanks for the explanation Greg. I figured it was something like that. As I came back through the turnaround I saw what must have been you still running for that cone. It's no big deal - even without that cone I would have lost the challenge round by 2 tenths. One of these days I won't get paired up with a street tire car in the first round with my cold Hoosiers. :)
I just posted this photo because I didn't realize the cone was moved from its box until I watched the videos at home after the event. Now I don't feel so bad about hitting it. :) I should have seen it, but didn't. These modern cars with their fat A-pillars make visibility tough while turning left.
Greg Peng
21-Apr-2010 04:37
Bryan, sorry about having the cone end up that way on course for your runs. Another person in the challenge said he saw the cone like that a few times. I was the only course worker (1 of 4 total on the left side) covering from the start up to the first pass of the crossover and was standing a fair distance away from the cones just to get a view of the entire section. It was hard to see small cone nudges, and that one especially since it happens on the opposite side of the car.
