@Doug Welch wrote:
For example, a slow driver often is not consitant in their drving line. Often they are early or late at turn in or they slow more than needed. Yet they come off the corners at full throttle. The line they use in the corner disruptes the momentum for the faster driver turning the pass attempt into little more than a drag race. Given the relativly equal nature of the engines, this can be very difficult. It is not uncommon for the faster driver to bump the slower guy at both entrance or exit. It is not intentional, but it happens..
Doug and Jim are right (and so is Angie in a previous post) I think the staff are doing an EXCELLENT job and kudos to you all! They have to look at things happening at real time and that’s tough.
I can’t speak for others but I for one DO think the “what if” situations before I put my visor down when I’m in my seat. It prepares me for some of the crazy moves I made and the crazy driving styles of others; Last corner apex pass and an evasive move not to bump the slower kart in front; more momentum coming off turn 1 and “timing” the pass from the jump to the next corner etc. It’s not easy especially when you have a mix of engines and tires and driving ability.
I’m glad people come up and apologize for an overly optimistic move. That’s called professionalism. If your not that’s called arrogance and you’ll always be an idiot and you’ll not have my respect. Period.
Again, we have to consider the success we coloradoans are having here. 120+ for a club race? Many race series can only IMAGINE and WISH numbers like we have. And with that rapid success comes growing pains, plain and simple.
Let me reiterate and put another way my thoughts: Being aggressive is what a racer does. Knowing when to be aggressive is what a Senna, Schumacher, Villeneuve and Bill Elliott do. When you’re causing wrecks and wrecking yourself then your an idiot like Paul Tracy. Plain and simple. Aggressive talent and Aggressive idiot are NOT synonomous.
Why is it the Shifter class (with equal amount of entries and varied engine combinations) and the DD2/4 Stroke class can get around the first corner unscathed? Did they bump a bit, did they rub sidepods? Yes, but they know when to back off because they’re more intelligent drivers.
We should just call the TaG Masters class, “the idiots the specators love to watch for 20 laps.”