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Post by TimSOZ on Jan 16, 2018 15:58:01 GMT 12
Re in the infield tyres in Australia - we've tried removing them due to the obvious damage they can cause (the crash montage we put together was quite a sight). However the overwhelming feedback was that drivers prefer to run that risk with an immovable object, and have no chance of a fellow competitor cutting the poleline. Divisions now have a choice to use them or not, and you often see them going in from or out toward the poleline between races, depending on that preference. Hence why I threw it into the debate here.
The water filled barriers were possibly the worst idea in the history of speedway, and the local scout association gladly took them when we disposed of them to ensure they could never grace a racetrack again. How they managed to get past the track, officials and drivers meeting and out onto the track is something only an Australian could answer.
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Post by Go Slideways on Jan 23, 2018 1:52:52 GMT 12
Danny Dietrich at Lincoln Speedway
They've got walls there, no pole line cutting and probably a wee bit safer for infield people.
Just an idea, a good race too - 10th to 2nd
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Post by qwerty on Jan 23, 2018 14:02:20 GMT 12
R12-3-27 A competitor can be penalised for placing one or more wheels off the racing surface. Third word "can" Normally doesn't start until 2 wheels. With the word "can" is just in my eyes allowing for inconsistency in their decisions. As well as "normally doesn't start until 2 wheels" this may be the case so why not make it clearer and more consistent and accurate to judge and then hand out penalties by changing the wording. Because with 1 wheel does that mean if the tread touches the pole line but on the track side it means there is a case for penalizing? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2018 14:49:41 GMT 12
The rule as it stands now is clear, I just think it's silly.
Where the dirt track stops and the concrete/grass/raised pole line (be it what it may) starts is "off the racing surface". The driver CAN be penalised (but most likely won't be) I'm fine with as well,but as already explained having two or more wheels off the racing surface would make it more clear cut.
Take an example of an attacking car coming down from the wall to force someone off the track if the guy being attacked runs a wheel just onto the pole like, then gets hit. Has he got a case that the attacking car hit him when he was on the infield? It's just a whole lot easier for Everyone to see if he has to have two wheels over the line to either be out of bounds or deemed to be cutting the corner. I would expect it would lead to more penalties being applied when it happens, but I don't anticipate it would lead to more instances of it happening. I'm sure any driver of there would tell you in the heat of a race, particularly a teams race, it's a lot easier to keep three wheels where you race than 4.
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