the name's the problem. change to downerfest and people will chill

at least he couldn't honk the horn!

I still think Diaperfest is the most appropriate.....

damn rob, why you turning left... don't you know by now the chute is to the right??


lulz

Sorry about your car, that stinks. But I'm not sure it's as cut/dry as you're making it sound. I get it, I get it - stewards decided he was wrong and penalized him. That said, he was along side you all the way through three. Did you not see himwhen you came over? Or did you know he was there and just "decide" to come over; figuring he'd have to back-out or sort-it-out? There wasn't much room on his track left and you had a ton of room on the right. Even if you had left him room you had the inside line coming down the chute.

Those might be the "rules" but he was putting up a good fight and was along side you through at least one full turn; not sure the squeeze was really needed.

Rob,
Damn, sorry for your bad luck! Good luck rebuilding/replacing the car.

at least it's not a 911!



:lsl: :troll:

Sux Rob, but glad your ok!


:D

OK, I know this may draw some ire.....but here's a video (link from RL) from the other car's perspective.

https://vimeo.com/68543464

I'm not trying to define any blame, disrespect Rob, or blow the discussion up. But I think review and study of situations is a healthy education for everyone, particularly those that want to go racing.

It does appear that Rob was clearly on the inside heading towards T4. But the other car did make a strong run thru T3, and was clearly racing with 609. Although 609 was trying a legitimate block into T4, the lesson I'm taking away is that the line chosen made 609 vulnerable at the point of impact; 609 went for a wild ride while the other car barely noticed it.

I think what I would have preferred to do is simply head for the apex, defending my right to get there first. Even at a slight loss of speed by having started mid-track, I think it would have been very difficult for the other car to have maintained the outside line into T4, without scrubbing off a lot of speed, too. In most cases, I find the inside car has more control through the corner, particularly between matched vehicles.

I'm not saying the other car is without blame. But it seems to me that 609 was not an innocent victim, either. Yes, the other car could have backed off (good idea) or put 2 wheels in the dirt (not so good idea). It almost seems that neither really did something intentional to the other. But 609's reliance to try and get closer to the correct turn-in point may have been a factor. FWIW, I've learned how vulnerable a leading car can be in a situation like that.

rob, forget all this spec stuff. when you return just go big:

http://i.imgur.com/xCBUJdr.jpg