Geez...you'd think the chances of seeing an accident at Nationals would be very unlikely. Then I saw the BSL collision last year, and you describing your near miss this year. Having cars get released quickly (every 18 seconds) gives very little room for error. I'm glad that when I was starter last year (I was surprised I got that task as a Nationals rookie), I was able to release the cars properly in the rain (making sure that was fine with Course Control)...I was giving anywhere from 22-35 seconds depending on how much rain we were getting. When it got dry the next day, I was releasing cars the usual 18 seconds. I rarely heard from Course Control the two days, unless they had timing issues, or I called them to confirm (esp. the first day) how much time I should allow between cars.

CivicSiRacer, how did you do at Nationals this year? axemansean, sorry for hijacking your thread. At least you get some kind of an idea what Solo2 Nationals is like. To me, heaven was seeing acres of cars of all kinds sitting at the paddock, seeing the most challenging courses (times 2!) you'll see all year, and proving yourself against the best in the country.