I don't think there's any denying that there was a perfect storm of problems today--but I would like to thank the organizers for taking a substantial amount of their personal time to pull this large-scale event off. These folks aren't professional event managers.

Yes, I showed up at 11:00 and had to wait till after 3:00 pm before my autocross heat began. But there was a good lunch and plenty to watch, and fortunately nice weather. And despite what had to be some level of stress, every event staff person I spoke with was polite, pleasant and apologetic about the delays.

So there's that. Thanks to the organizers and looking forward to next year.