Autocross Tech Inspections, How does you club do them??? Options

[URY914]

Seems there has been alot of autox events that everyone is attending lately. I was wondering how the different regions and clubs conduct the tech inspections and what gets inspected.

My region makes everyone line up in two lines and several guys check tire pressures, torque the wheels to 85 psi, check the Snell label on your helmet and check that there is nothing loose to roll and around in the trunk(s). Then we have a driver's meeting and then we line up again to grid. I personally think this is a little silly and a big waste of time.

I would rather have the tech guys come to you and look over the cars where they are parked. I think checking the helmet and the overall condition of the car is all that needs to be done.

So my questions are:
How and when is the tech inspection done?
What gets checked?

I know there is no set rules for this but I want to start my club thinking about another procedure.

Thanks,
Paul

[Don Wohlfarth]

At PCA Potomac we do a tech similar to Paul Heery. We also look at the engine to see if there are any visible oil or fuel leaks. Also look for cracked wheels, rotors, or old dry rotted tires.
The entire inspection is more of a safety issue that technical. We pay a little more attention to new drivers with older cars. We run a series where all the cars are Porsches, usually with 50-70 cars.
I agree with URY914 that the drivers meetings seem like a waste of time. The other side of the coin is we usually have 4 or 5 new drivers at every event. It's also a PCA insurance regulation that we go over safety issues with a drivers meeting at every event.