Better late than never point-by
10-12-2017 | 05:28 PM
#196
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Peter, if the car is where i predict him to be at the time of the pointby, the prototype would have seen something out the window. certainly his car was not shading to left side indicating a "pit " direction. (as you would see if he was) usually the hand stays out and up, when entering the pits too.
all im saying, is at that distance, doesn't matter if YOU can see clearly, it was far enough away to be mistaken for a left pointby being so small.
in the heat of the battle , ive seen things that look like point bys that were actually just odd shaped rear view side mirrors.
IF the prototype saw the over roof pointby and based on his speed didnt feel it was the right side to pass on and he made a decision to pass on the other side, that is wrong and a violation of the club rule for that day
I dont think its" twisted logic" i understand your question, but based on the speeds and how far the prototype away from the bridge at the time the point by was given, he judged that by the time he was going by, he would be outside left, so he could carry more speed down the final turn onto the main straight.
from the "bridge turn" to the main striaght, its all rights. and very fast, not the 60mph the DE driver was going. You know that if YOU approached that car with no point by, the outside would have been the best place to pass... off line, is usually safest.
all im saying, is at that distance, doesn't matter if YOU can see clearly, it was far enough away to be mistaken for a left pointby being so small.
in the heat of the battle , ive seen things that look like point bys that were actually just odd shaped rear view side mirrors.
IF the prototype saw the over roof pointby and based on his speed didnt feel it was the right side to pass on and he made a decision to pass on the other side, that is wrong and a violation of the club rule for that day
I dont think its" twisted logic" i understand your question, but based on the speeds and how far the prototype away from the bridge at the time the point by was given, he judged that by the time he was going by, he would be outside left, so he could carry more speed down the final turn onto the main straight.
from the "bridge turn" to the main striaght, its all rights. and very fast, not the 60mph the DE driver was going. You know that if YOU approached that car with no point by, the outside would have been the best place to pass... off line, is usually safest.
10-12-2017 | 06:03 PM
#197
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Didn't Mark (from Chin, HPDE Guru) already conclude that this was a bad pass, he talked to the driver, and even had him sit out the next session? I would guess that the driver was forced to sit out the next session because he DIDN'T have a good reason for his actions - yet for some reason you want to defend him. Accept it, the prototype was exceeding his track privileges, was wrong, got caught, and had to go sit in the corner for a while.
10-12-2017 | 08:25 PM
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10-12-2017 | 11:32 PM
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10-15-2017 | 12:10 AM
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Looks like possibly they pointed you by late, because that is when they realized you were behind them? Not that big of a deal. They both did point you by (not at the best place by far) and this is a DE day, where you are not sharing the track with other racers... You didn't follow them for half a lap or more. They likely may not be used to the closing speeds or the need to be more aware than they were.
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