View Poll Results: Which passing rules are better?
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PCA passing rules
#92
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And for the record, you cannot disconnect the OPs first thread with this discussion because he STILL seems to think the problem lies in the way the rule was written rather than the way he drives! If it was his first incident, perhaps we can say it was a mistake and misinterpretation of the rules, but he had a 13 in 2 of 3 race weekends with evidence of 2 other incidents he got away with. Why is this so hard for a couple of you to understand? The rules seem to work for 99% of the people out there. Even those on 13s have said, Mea colpa, but not in this instance.
I've been racing since 2008 and I've always had issue with the way the PCA rule is written. I started racing simultaneously with NASA and PCA and I was immediately struck by the depth of the NASA passing rule vs PCA. PCA's is not better in it's brevity. PCA's does not prevent contact by using less words. NASA's (nor anyone else's) doesn't promote contact by using more words in their rule.
When rookies are asking for clarification you have a poorly written rule.
What harm would it do to add explanatory language?
The answer is absolutely nothing as is proven by every other race series similar to PCA.
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Overlap IMO requires that the passing car presents itself clearly enough to the lead car by turn-in such that the lead car driver running a halo seat should be reasonably expected to be aware of the passing car's presence. In practice this means that you at least have to have your car at the lead car's door.
All the experienced PCA racers I've run with observe this protocol.
All the experienced PCA racers I've run with observe this protocol.
So you see why this vagueness and "gentlemen just figure it out" thing could become a bit of a problem.
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Here's HRS's rule:
PASSING: The responsibility for a clean pass rests with both drivers. It is the responsibility of the passer to make a clean pass and responsibility of the passee to maintain a predictable line.
and here's SVRA:
PASSING The responsibility for a clean pass rests with both drivers. Primary responsibility is with the overtaking car. Corner stations will advise slower cars with a blue/yellow flag (passing flag.) Watch your mirrors. If practical, the overtaken driver should clearly indicate to the overtaking driver on which side the pass should be made while maintaining a predictable racing line.
SCCA:
A. Drivers are responsible to avoid physical contact between cars on the race track.
B. Each competitor has a right to racing room, which is generally defined as sufficient space on the marked racing surface that under racing conditions, a driver can maintain control of his car in close quarters.
C. Drivers must respect the right of other competitors to racing room. Abrupt changes in direction that impede or affect the path of another car attempting to overtake or pass may be interpreted as an effort to deprive a fellow competitor of the right to racing room.
D. The overtaking driver is responsible for the decision to pass another car and to accomplish it safely. The overtaken driver is responsible to be aware that he is being passed and not to impede or block the overtaking car. A driver who does not use his rear view mirror or who appears to be blocking another car attempting to pass may be black flagged and/or penalized, as specified in Section 7.
Every other series expressly indicates that both drivers share responsibility in a passing situation. Except PCA.
PASSING: The responsibility for a clean pass rests with both drivers. It is the responsibility of the passer to make a clean pass and responsibility of the passee to maintain a predictable line.
and here's SVRA:
PASSING The responsibility for a clean pass rests with both drivers. Primary responsibility is with the overtaking car. Corner stations will advise slower cars with a blue/yellow flag (passing flag.) Watch your mirrors. If practical, the overtaken driver should clearly indicate to the overtaking driver on which side the pass should be made while maintaining a predictable racing line.
SCCA:
A. Drivers are responsible to avoid physical contact between cars on the race track.
B. Each competitor has a right to racing room, which is generally defined as sufficient space on the marked racing surface that under racing conditions, a driver can maintain control of his car in close quarters.
C. Drivers must respect the right of other competitors to racing room. Abrupt changes in direction that impede or affect the path of another car attempting to overtake or pass may be interpreted as an effort to deprive a fellow competitor of the right to racing room.
D. The overtaking driver is responsible for the decision to pass another car and to accomplish it safely. The overtaken driver is responsible to be aware that he is being passed and not to impede or block the overtaking car. A driver who does not use his rear view mirror or who appears to be blocking another car attempting to pass may be black flagged and/or penalized, as specified in Section 7.
Every other series expressly indicates that both drivers share responsibility in a passing situation. Except PCA.
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I gave 3 areas of where newbies are advised of high rise areas including the racers meeting. How is that on your own? From person experience as a racer and crew chief that sits in on drivers meeting (just to know what they're discussing), a great deal of time and attention is provided to rookies on what is expected in general and what will get them in a lot of trouble specifically. Low percentage passes in corners is one of them and which corners eat cars up
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And after the 2 hour long meeting to explain the passing rule what do they have to refer to? The varied opinions of other racers? A vague rulebook? Sitting in the rookie class at every event?
I know! How about a rule with definitions and explanations they could refer to when in doubt?
Crazy!
Maybe the meeting would be shorter if the rule was actually spelled out.
To add to the benefit of a more clearly explained rule it would aid the stewards and thusly the racers as one steward might have a different idea about the vague rule as another. That never happens does it?
There is no logical argument to not clarify the rule. None.
And I'm still waiting for anyone to tell me how those other rules are bad or how anyone makes it thru a race weekend alive under those rules.
I know! How about a rule with definitions and explanations they could refer to when in doubt?
Crazy!
Maybe the meeting would be shorter if the rule was actually spelled out.
To add to the benefit of a more clearly explained rule it would aid the stewards and thusly the racers as one steward might have a different idea about the vague rule as another. That never happens does it?
There is no logical argument to not clarify the rule. None.
And I'm still waiting for anyone to tell me how those other rules are bad or how anyone makes it thru a race weekend alive under those rules.
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It's PCA wanting to screw with the rules because they have not been screwed with in a while.
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With all the type A racers who know more than anybody else, just ask them, get involved things seem to turn into the Red Mist of rules.
My thoughts, Keep it the same.
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You are not only Phó King Fast you summed up the essence of common sense rules.
It's PCA wanting to screw with the rules because they have not been screwed with in a while.![banghead](https://rennlist.com/forums/graemlins/banghead.gif)
With all the type A racers who know more than anybody else, just ask them, get involved things seem to turn into the Red Mist of rules.
My thoughts, Keep it the same.
It's PCA wanting to screw with the rules because they have not been screwed with in a while.
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With all the type A racers who know more than anybody else, just ask them, get involved things seem to turn into the Red Mist of rules.
My thoughts, Keep it the same.
You are clear that this is racing and not a defensive driving exercise right? I mean racing is inherently not defensive and very aggressive in general.
It's not arrogance it's experience.
And if everything is so common sense then why have a rule book at all right? That premise is just foolish. Your "common sense" isn't necessarily the same as someone else's particularly if there is a wide experience gap.
Your insults indicate you don't have a logical rebuttal BTW.
Why would the same rules that other series run harm PCA?
It seems no one has an answer to that question.
And the rules are messed with annually. Sometimes twice a year so there's that.
Last edited by Streak; 08-07-2017 at 12:05 AM.
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**** the blame. **** the rules. If you get into an accident, you let somebody hit you. That's both on you as well as the idiot that hit you. Unless you're racing F1 or something similarly dispensable, just stfu and swallow whatever you tried to bite.
If you can't walk away from contact thinking "**** happens," go back to karting.
If you can't walk away from contact thinking "**** happens," go back to karting.
Or are you essentially saying, like all the other rules I've posted, that there could be responsibility borne by both drivers in an incident?
I thought the passing car was always at fault?
And how do you reconcile your defensive driving position with "**** happens?"
Now you are getting things all confused. I bet a rule with some more clarification would help.
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