I recently came across a familiar concept, expressed more directly than usual: “If you didn’t help, you don’t get an opinion”. I think this is toxic. In posts to From The Chair that I’ve already made and will make in the future, I note that as an RD you’re “in charge” or this and “can […]
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Most race programs have an insane amount of wasted time in them. Sometimes that’s the right choice, and sometimes everyone sits around thinking how long the day is going to take and how late they’re going to be there. Pace is totally under the RD’s control, and you should make sure that whatever pace you’re running is the pace you WANT to be running… not just the pace you’re letting your racers dictate to you.
I’m a firm believer that drivers will race as cleanly as they are told they must, or as roughly as they see they can. As the Race Director, you get to pick. Or you can do nothing and green light the high contact racing.
Whether you’ve done some RDing or none at all, I’m confident that anyone can do a good job in the RD’s chair as long as they CARE about doing a good job.