I had mainly good experiences with the guys we were lapping tonight,not a very easy task for them at all,especially with 3 completely insane battling demons closing in at warp speeds within 10cm of each other,a couple of times our 3 way battle caught up with other 2 or 3 car battles going on for us to lap,i thought taking everything into consideration they done a bloody good job overall,front runners cannot expect the guys they are lapping to evaporate or become ghost mode until you get past or for them to drive off the track to make way
Couldn't agree more, on a track like Lime Rock, backmarkers did a positive job. Above everything we can't forget that
RD is a gentlemen driver community (which i'm trully honoured to be part of) and human beings sometimes make mistakes, a bit of tolerance is welcome.
Just to remind you, here is an extract from our Racing Club Rules:
4. Do not alter your line or braking for a faster car behind you. Unpredictable moves have a way of ending the race for both of you. Let the faster car dictate when and where to initiate a pass, and only then you are free to assist by easing off the throttle.
It is also our Racing League Rule too.
There is no requirement for lapped drivers to simply "immediately get the hell out of the way", they are expected to maintain their line and allow the faster driver to overtake cleanly when it is safe to do so. Just because you are involved in a race up front and lapping cars, you don't own the track. The lapped cars will get the blue flag warning and should allow the lapping car to pass as soon as it is safe to do so, but within reason.
I have not looked at replays (yet), but I have read the chat log and wasn't impressed at the abuse thrown at the lapped drivers. These are Racing Club Events, aimed at friendly fun, so a little patience doesn't hurt. Please remember that not all drivers here are skilled and experienced drivers (that's probably why you are lapping them) but they still deserve some respect.
Again, i totally agree. And please, if you (backmarkers) are about to be lapped, don't run out of the track (as i saw yesterday) it is very kind of you, but you don't need to do that. Just stay on the out side of the next corner, giving the inside to the lappers and it would be fine. :good:
In another way, don't lift throttle in the middle of the straight when the lappers are using your sleapstream, or you will be hit in your rear (as happened last night with me), just stay in your line. :good:
“At that club they are all addicted and go too fast and above all want me to get out of the way”
“Wish I nervously do but I end up always trashing someone”
“Damn… I better keep away from on-line racing”
The track was kind of hard for the newbie,
narrow,
quick,
short lap so
the potential for trouble was really there, I’m sure the decision to race there had into account the
spice up it would come from giving laps to delayed racers.
Being a
chronic positivist, I’m sure those who did a few mistakes gained some experience from them and next time they will be better racers.
Although there were people circulating
20 sec slower per lap then most at that race, when I type “
better racer”, obviously I’m not speaking of how quick one is… yes, you all guessed,
gentlemen driver gents:bye:
Indeed. Unfortunately a few of very fast drivers, sometimes force a bit the overtaking manouvres, even with those who they are fighting at the moment, just because they are slighty fast. This is not correct also.
Now the event.
Qualified 10th, which was good, no practice no setup, found a stable setup but later i realized it was a bit slow cornering.
Race 1 was good despite of racing alone for 20 laps, finished 5th.
Race 2 started 4th, have been in 2nd for a few moments, in 3rd for a much more time but finished 4th. I have to mention the great and fair fights with Gary (unfortunately only for 1 lap, excellent pace mate) :clap2: Torbjorn, João (more 1 or 2 laps and i believe you could pass me) and Jan. Great driving from you all. :yo:
Congrats to winners and podium finishers and to all that even beeing lapped stay untill the end of the race. :good:
Thanks for the track/car combo Gary, was funny.:handshake:
Cheers
