In the past, we have submitted a club membership card along with our license application, as a proof of club membership. These membership cards were then conveniently laminated to the back of the licenses.
Now that we are moving away from physical submissions (and some clubs are trying to move away from issuing physical membership cards), it is worthwhile to review this practice.
Some Options:
1. Digitally print the club membership card on the back of the license.
- Pretty much the same as what is done today.
2. Print the club logo and membership number on the license.
- This provides much of the same information on the card, but uses less space
- The back of the card can be used for other license information; eg. officials credentials, instructor credentials, etc.
3. Do not print club membership information on the license at all.
- As club membership is required to be issued a license, that fact that you hold a license means that you are a member of a WCMA affiliated club. Do we need any more?
4. Something I haven't thought of?
So let's hear your ideas ladies and gentlemen!
I would also like to hear some specific feedback from event organizers. What would make your jobs easier?
Chris
I like option 1.
- Stops me from losing my club card
- When traveling to other races they generally would like to see both
- Other events have actually commented at how handy that we laminate both together and planned to do that themselves in the future.
Chris, my thoughts on the membership card on the license would be to print the logo and expiry date only.
There might be other items we might want to print on the back of the license such as the annual waiver logo indicating the person has signed it for the year.
Sue
Signed annual waiver is essential. After talking to the other territorial presidents I learned it took them 2 to 3 years to just about get the hard card info perfect for the various sanctioned events at various race tracks. Chris you may wish to contact CASC-OR & CACC. I know Sue talked to Mike at CACC about a few initial items.
I have also suggested the back of the license card has a contact person & an indication that the cardholder also carries a medical alert information.
Gary
I like the emergency contact info on the back, but after some thought, does it make sense?
If I'm unconscious, where would you find my license? I showed it at registration, but they gave it back to me and I put it... somewhere.
Chris
I agree if you're actually in the car racing, then you most likely will not have your hard card license with you.
At many events I see the driver come back to the team paddock area put on their street clothes and toss the lanyard with their license around their neck.
From my experience I have seen more competitors have had their health issues back at their paddock issue. If a driver collapses (seizure, epileptic or diabetic issue) or more common is heat stroke. The EMT or emergency team, etc responds to the event and a crew member can say "Billy Bob"' has a medical issue and on the back of the license it says check medical alert information or it could be specific;diabetic.
The hard card - licensing will be issued to officials, workers, volunteers, competitors and maybe key sponsors and team owners, etc. At many tracks there are zones where you can go and can not go into, these hard cards may also allow you to move around a track. So the driver or official may be well away from their team paddock area.
In addition, I'm of the opinion the information & format should be similar for all cards. Maybe colours of print or borders will be used to distinguish the various groups. The information should be similar.
Ah that's a very good point! It's easy to fixate on incidents on track, but it's probably true that many health issues will happen in the paddock.
Chris
I believe it is a requirement to have name, date of birth and blood type on the back of helmets....just saying!
I would think it would be easier to digitally print the licence / photo on one side, and using a simple digital template for each club, print the club membership on the back. The same way we are now getting our various Officials licences. Aside from my licence, I have never had to show a membership card, but I do like to have one anyway.
Brooke, you are correct. Technical Regulations Personal safety equipment -
Appendix 2 - Helmets - 2d.
The back of each helmet must be labelled indicating name, date of birth, and allergies and any other pertinent medical history as tetanus Immunization and diabetes,etc.
This is something we do not enforce and we should re-word that section. Decades ago when I had my ASN CANADA FIA Professional competition License and raced in the Professional series this was mandatory and actively enforced by the stewards and Tech inspectors. We also had to have our blood type indicated under our name on our Nomex suits.
Times have changed ; we should review this and reword this section.
Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Cheers
Gary
A point regarding blood type, it doesn't matter what you put on your helmet or suit, the hospital is always going to double check - just in case the information is wrong.
Sue
Or, if you are in an accident at the track and require immediate blood transfusion, the correct blood type on your helmet,, as per regs, might just help...
if they dont know 100% you get o- blood good for everybody
When initially looking at hard cards, we were planning on having the affilated club name and membership #. Expiry isn't really needed as it is usually in sync with the license.
Wayne.
Re blood type ... I asked my doc to be typed, and he refused to authorize the test. He said it was a waste of taxpayer money because nobody in health care will rely on it ... you will ALWAYS be typed before blood is given. Or as Sue says, given the universal type.
As I stated earlier WCMA has to reword some of our statements. I agree, having our blood type on our helmets and suits is of little or no value. Decades ago it was different story, but with modern equipment and modern medical services dealing with medical emergencies is far more efficient and sophisticated .
Quote from: conquest on October 23, 2014, 11:01:48 AM
Re blood type ... I asked my doc to be typed, and he refused to authorize the test. He said it was a waste of taxpayer money because nobody in health care will rely on it ... you will ALWAYS be typed before blood is given. Or as Sue says, given the universal type.
Same here
The hard card printer we have prints in B&W on the back of the licenses only, so perhaps Member Club name and #, along with Annual Waiver checkmark, will be sufficient. Club logos would be in black & white, so not pretty, or too small to make out. Anything else for the back of the race licenses?