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Power Racing Series (PRS) is another controversial inhabitant of the General Area. Cars in various states of repair are stored under the pallet racks and tables, and along with shelving for parts it occupies more square footage than the 3d Printing and Specialty 3d Areas combined. [[Agreement between Power Racing Series and Pumping Station: One|The only agreement between the Membership and PRS on record is from 2013]] and expired in that year. In 2020, [[Talk:Board_Meeting_Notes_2020-01-07|Michael Skilton petitioned the board]] to reconcile PRS's activity with the [[Tidy Space Policy]] by making PRS storage an official Area and remove them from the tables, but nothing ever came of that. The ambiguous but privileged position that PRS holds continues to be a source of friction among the membership, especially those who have negative experiences with the enforcement of Tidy Space Policy. | Power Racing Series (PRS) is another controversial inhabitant of the General Area. Cars in various states of repair are stored under the pallet racks and tables, and along with shelving for parts it occupies more square footage than the 3d Printing and Specialty 3d Areas combined. [[Agreement between Power Racing Series and Pumping Station: One|The only agreement between the Membership and PRS on record is from 2013]] and expired in that year. In 2020, [[Talk:Board_Meeting_Notes_2020-01-07|Michael Skilton petitioned the board]] to reconcile PRS's activity with the [[Tidy Space Policy]] by making PRS storage an official Area and remove them from the tables, but nothing ever came of that. The ambiguous but privileged position that PRS holds continues to be a source of friction among the membership, especially those who have negative experiences with the enforcement of Tidy Space Policy. | ||
[[File:Powerracingteam-general-2024-12.png|thumb|left|alt=Four pictures of the area taken by Power Racing Team in December of 2024]] | |||
The special treatment that PRS receives is not surprising given the shared history of Pumping Station: One and Power Racing Series. It is undisputed fact that PRS is responsible for increasing PS:1's profile among hackers worldwide. PRS holds regular races across the United States that teams from other hackerspaces travel hundreds of miles to attend. Officers of PRS have also served as volunteers, board members, area hosts, secretary, vice president, and president of PS:1 throughout its history, and have donated equipment, technical assistance, and funding in addition to their valuable time. | The special treatment that PRS receives is not surprising given the shared history of Pumping Station: One and Power Racing Series. It is undisputed fact that PRS is responsible for increasing PS:1's profile among hackers worldwide. PRS holds regular races across the United States that teams from other hackerspaces travel hundreds of miles to attend. Officers of PRS have also served as volunteers, board members, area hosts, secretary, vice president, and president of PS:1 throughout its history, and have donated equipment, technical assistance, and funding in addition to their valuable time. | ||
