From Friday, march 6th to Sunday March 08th it was meeting time. The meeting was held at our Crew Chiefs location in Germany. The focus was on:
- Promotion of mutual understanding
- Impartment and discussion of the RAAM-Rules, the US traffic rules and specific means of behavior in the US
- Determination and Discussion of organizational and tactical issues
- Fitting of the Team clothing
- Analysis of the current state of affairs
With the Team Meeting held this is already done:
- Team building is completed (4 Racer / 10 Crew / 2 Media)
- An official Team Name (DRIVING THE WORLD) is found
- All official registration issues are done
- all official Appointments are booked
- All vehicles (3 Vans / 2 Recreation Vehicle) are booked
- All Flights are booked
- Team Material is almost complete
- Fitting of Team clothing is completed
- Team Mates are aware of the Processes prior, during and after the Race
- Team Mates are familiar with the RAAM-Rules & the specifics of the US Traffic Rules
What is still to do until our departure June 14th 2020:
- Finalizing the Applies for Visa Waiver Programm (ESTA-Status)
- A Plan for the proportional distribution of Team Material and Team clothing for the flights has to be finalized
- Concerning the Corona-Issue, a Backup Plan for 2021 has to be discussed and finalized
Some more miscellaneous impressions of the Meeting: