sbelles

That won't change. There's always going to be some of that but when you are racing somebody you can trust it is indeed phenomenal.

Paul Solk

And I said to Frank my mentor if people left the track after the weekend feeling like they had that trust in me and would happily share the track with me again then the rookie weekend was a success! If you are fast but no one wants to be out there with you what's the point of Club Racing???

sbelles

Yep. I just give those people lots of room and figure they will take themselves out at some point. Unfortunately they often take others out with them.

JP66

Are the lap times up on MyLaps and if so does anyone have a link? Or, does anyone have the time sheets that they might photograph and post?

Just curious

Sorry I missed this one; alas family vaca got in the way. First world problems

sbelles

Not on Mylaps last I looked but you can find the preliminary results on Race Monitor and Race Hero. They don't agree on the Enduro finishing order though.

por944s2

Post your Enduro video. Would love to see the car that blocked you for 8 laps.

93 FireHawk 968

8 laps of blocking is amazing, how the heck can someone do that without getting called out by race control. Surprised none of the flag stations called it in.

linzman

Let's see, you started in P2 and you finished in P 2, didn't lap any SP3 cars, so let's see that blocking video.

FeuerRacing

Removed per request.

hf1

Chris, you didn't establish FULL overlap (plus an inch) ahead of the T1 turn-in, so the rules (as they stand) encouraged him to chop you off. If there had been contact, you'd be the one receiving a 13 (Ask me how I know ). In T5, he was "just driving the line" which, according to the rules, he had the right to do unless your FULL overlap (plus an inch) before turn-in had forced him to allow you racing room.

Clear as day :
2. The car ahead at turn in has the corner but does not “own” the corner.
3. Everyone must leave racing room.

Rule 2 directly contradicts itself. Rule 3 is in direct contradiction with the first part of Rule 2 (which is the one getting enforced) and as such it's completely useless. Chopping will continue as long as the rules encourage it and as long as the ones being chopped off get the 13's instead of the ones doing the chopping.

Apparently, as the recent poll about the rules showed, the vast majority of racers seem to prefer it this way.

93 FireHawk 968

Drake, I watched your video a few times and I might be the minority but not sure you can call the move at T1 a chop. You didn't have enough of an advantage to make the pass. The others sections look like the SP3 car is simply drivig his line, not making any true blocks. I have a ton of seat time at TB and looked like you had 2 fairly matched cars going at it, similar to battles I used to have with another SP3 car of similar speed.

You do have a wickedly fast SPB and squeeze every bit out of it.

38D

This was my read as on the chop as well; you weren;t really close enough to be attempting a pass. The "block" in T5 was him tracking out, then going back to the line. He does appear to turn in a bit early, but it's hardly egregious in my opinion.

This is my definition of blocking (attempted):

Frank 993 C4S

^^^ This - Totally agree with everything, especially the last part.

LuigiVampa

Every other move feels like blocking when you are following another car. When you are the car in front it feels like you are just doing your thing.

por944s2

Guess this is the move that caused all the brouhaha. I'm far from a pro, but I would call this a minor infraction on my behalf and a low probability attempt by the SPB. No harm no foul, lets move on. Zero chance the outcome of the race was in question. Next race I went to better rubber, and motored away.


I'm still trying to figure out how I got 4th in the Enduro, when I was passed by one car, and nailed the pit stop. Oh well.