A pass without a signal.......(G version)
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#17
Let me just say that the flag person saw everything and did not black flag me for the rest of session......
You're also assuming flaggers are there to monitor the rules of each group.
Flaggers work DE's, races and everything in between. They don't change what they look for whether it's BMWCCA, PCA, red, white, whatever.
If it doesn't appear overtly dangerous they let it go.
#20
You shouldn't pass without a signal under normal circumstances.
Getting behind a clueless, slow drover is still considered to be a normal circumstance.
IMHO, you could pass without a signal if...
- An emergency warranted the move.
- A car has spun/is disabled/stopped and it is safer for you to pass vs. getting collected by someone from behind
BTW: Seeing the whites of their eyes in their rearview mirror does NOT constitute a passing signal.
-Z-man.
PS: Oh, and I'm thinking at least 10 pages... especially if Paolo wins this DE.
#21
Paolo, as I said before, we try to teach folks like you to go to the pits... Meanwhile, speaking to the driver after -- honestly, I'd prefer it if someone like yourself told our DE Team or the track workers -- to talk to the person. It's less personal and IMO more powerful a statement.
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Now, if you are going to look to change the circumstance under which you passed without a signal in order to gain some approval here....then you FAIL again Dr. Pain!
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#28
Get serious.........who hasn't? Not something to get really public about, though.
Sure, you can pit. Ummmmmmmm...........then you catch him again, or someone else. So that's a wash.
Cornerworkers? The semi-toothless wonders you guys must not have back there (cue Mark and his great Buttonwillow or Willow Springs observation from a couple of weeks ago).
Sure, go have a chat with the guy afterward. Probably won't do much good. Just make a mental note like we all do.
Only way to handle it is to suck up and look at the bigger picture: following the event rules.
Ultimate advice I have is that you should move West where things aren't rigid and uptight?
Sure, you can pit. Ummmmmmmm...........then you catch him again, or someone else. So that's a wash.
Cornerworkers? The semi-toothless wonders you guys must not have back there (cue Mark and his great Buttonwillow or Willow Springs observation from a couple of weeks ago).
Sure, go have a chat with the guy afterward. Probably won't do much good. Just make a mental note like we all do.
Only way to handle it is to suck up and look at the bigger picture: following the event rules.
Ultimate advice I have is that you should move West where things aren't rigid and uptight?
#29
in a word no.
especially in the white run group that historically has the most incidents.
drive thru the pits, talk to the offending driver AFTER you have a chance to cool down.
this stuff is supposed to be fun, please try to keep it that way.
especially in the white run group that historically has the most incidents.
drive thru the pits, talk to the offending driver AFTER you have a chance to cool down.
this stuff is supposed to be fun, please try to keep it that way.
#30
Actually, if you have a problem with another driver of any sort that involves the rules and/or safety (essentially one and the same), I think the correct way to approach it is to talk to the DE organizers. The Steward and/or the CDI should take care of it. The CDI at our PCA events makes a point at the drivers meeting each morning of telling everyone that if they have a problem with a driver, talk to him, and he'll take care of it. On more than one occasion, I've seen people who have exhibited poor driving, pack up their stuff & go home after (I assume) being talked to. Their loss, our gain.