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OCS: Improving Fairness and Accidentally Increasing Safety

Tom Hubbell advocates for implementing VHF radios in Thistle racing to improve OCS (Over-Caught-Start) notification and fairness. He argues that radios would allow real-time OCS notification, reduce guessing, and provide safety benefits like weather warnings and emergency communication.

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  • Tom Hubbell
  • radios
  • OCS notification
  • racing fairness
  • safety