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teary eyed when she was thanking me for the opportunity to help the Veterans improve their driving skills. It was quite emotional for me.
As far as an outcome measurement tool, I do look at effect because I am always contemplating things from a clinical standpoint. I also try to determine whether someone is isolating or is just shy. I tend to be loud and boisterous and tend to take control of situations, so for me it’s a little bit different. At one point I do recall that Peter did mention Ohio State maybe doing some research with VetMotorsports, as far as, or in relation to, clinical outcomes.
For the first event, I had a participant bring his RV, and the RV was parked 300-400 meters away from where the cars actually drove. So that RV served as a ‘barrier’ for the Veterans in relation to excess noise, if they needed to get away from the noise.
Also, the cars aren’t really that loud because they are all street legal vehicles, so they aren’t like real race cars. There is part of my job in what I call Hosting, and what Peter calls serving as a Director. But the best part of Hosting, for me, is making sure that people are comfortable, including the Veterans and their Caregivers.
These events take place on Airfields mostly. The distance is usually about 1/2 mile to 3/4 mile. It’s more about agility than it is speed...and the average speed is usually only 50 m.p.h.. Of course the more tricked our and modified cars are going to hit higher speeds but the cars that we take out are typically not very high horsepower.
Mary Pozzi: I have been involved with VetMotorsports events twice now (as of September of 2018). Both of my experiences have been very positive. My first
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