Incident at Road America - Please Comment
#31
As someone who is contemplating selling my street/hpde car and going amature racing, I can't think of a reason where an amature racer should punt or "rub" another racer, outside of miatespec...
These cars aren't throw-aways, and that video was painful to watch...
Mike
These cars aren't throw-aways, and that video was painful to watch...
Mike
#32
+1 Mike. At that speed it won't take much to make it a serious incident...
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Somebody just sent me this and I thought of this thread.
Disclaimer: I don't condone rubbin in club racin. Well at least not in open wheel.
Disclaimer: I don't condone rubbin in club racin. Well at least not in open wheel.
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There's no way the Tafel car didn't see that bright yellow car fill his mirrors or move over to pass. Cupcar99 had him on the front straight and then got a great launch out of T3. He was clearly faster but I guess that didn't give him the right to pass.
Is there even a question as to who deserves the 13?
Is there even a question as to who deserves the 13?
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Ok, so I've not yet actually raced, so this is a serious question to help me understand. Forgetting for a moment about the spin, is there any way that the bump on the straight coming into T5 is legal? Isn't that a 13?
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Ha!
Check post #37, wiseguy!
Mike, it depends what really happened. I would guess the stewards would want video from multiple cars to see who moved on whom (despite what we think here). In theory it is illegal, I would imagine.
Check post #37, wiseguy!
Mike, it depends what really happened. I would guess the stewards would want video from multiple cars to see who moved on whom (despite what we think here). In theory it is illegal, I would imagine.
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How about physical violence in the pits?
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Retired Club Racer & National PCA Instructor
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I just watched it again. (love that sound!) that was some of the most patient smooth driving up to that final pass. you had a huge run on the main straight and could have stuffed him in to turn1, but you waited. got a big run again, and just as the track starts to open up , this guy just comes over way way way too late for a narrow line manuver, as proven by the fact that you got buy him, down shifted a bunch and took a very relaxed turn , even narrow as I saw it as he could have been on the outside.
Then, the bump. That was not cool at all!!
MK
Then, the bump. That was not cool at all!!
MK
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In PCA, any contact will result in a 13 being issued to one or potentially both drivers. The only exception is a mechanical failure. At least that how I was told it works when I talk with Susan and sat through my orientation meeting before RA.
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if I was the guy who got punted after getting blocked, reblocked, and reblocked again, and I got a 13, I'd kung fu the crap out of the other guy in the pits.
something in between these two videos...
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQdZYjmsa8E
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GhRlMYRu0fw
I'm kidding of course, I'd never beat the crap out of someone at the track because of a clubrace incident.
something in between these two videos...
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQdZYjmsa8E
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GhRlMYRu0fw
I'm kidding of course, I'd never beat the crap out of someone at the track because of a clubrace incident.