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Re: Kerbs at Fulbeck
Posted by 'DanXP1' on 25 Nov 2008 @ 16:59

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Ok please can anyone please give:

1) A legitimate positive gain to the sport from allowing repeated corner and kerb cutting (other than to reduce lap times).

2) A legitimate negative loss to the sport from banning corner and kerb cutting (other than to increase lap times).

I have seen on a number of occasions, works drivers make four up positions on the first lap, three positions on the second lap, by seriously cutting chicanes 'sparks flying and bending stubs and kingpins in the process' when starting from the back half of the grid. The positions were not gained through any skill but simply by do or die launching of the kart and forcing the other drivers to get out of the way or be wiped out.

The other drivers ran two wheels on the kerbs (as the majority deem is acceptable) but the works driver went completely across both kerbs, two wheels on the grass, kerbs under the seat and the other two wheels still just on the track (so as the majority deem is still acceptable). In fairness a couple of times that I witnessed this type of event the CoC issued a warning flag after the second lap, but the works driver knew he was taking a yellow card professional foul.

Thereafter the works driver played by the rules and picked off positions one by one with skilled legal overtaking. The damage to the kart is not enough to drastically affect the handling but the stubs, kingpins and seat have to be replaced for the next final. There is no way that a kart can take this kind of punishment for more than a couple of championship rounds and fortunately for the works driver they will be on a fresh chassis and rebuilt motor by then.

Not so fortunate for the non works drivers that have to race against these tactics. I’m a competitive non works driver that has been forced to cut corners, because everyone else does, in order to remain competitive. However if the rules were enforced, myself and everyone else would be in the same situation of not needlessly wearing out our karts.

Message Thread:

re mat - qot by 'MattBell' (25 Nov 2008 @ 11:53)

Re: re mat - qot by 'adey8ball' (25 Nov 2008 @ 12:16)

Re: re mat - qot by 'itpro' (25 Nov 2008 @ 13:34)

Re: re mat - qot by 'MattBell' (25 Nov 2008 @ 13:47)

Re: re mat - qot by 'DanXP1' (25 Nov 2008 @ 14:08)

Re: re mat - qot by 'richpudd2003' (25 Nov 2008 @ 14:40)

Re: re mat - qot by 'alanrr' (25 Nov 2008 @ 15:07)

Re: re mat - qot by 'itpro' (25 Nov 2008 @ 15:20)

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...... by 'alanrr' (25 Nov 2008 @ 15:29)

Re: re mat - qot by 'richpudd2003' (25 Nov 2008 @ 15:33)

Re: re mat - qot by 'richpudd2003' (25 Nov 2008 @ 15:36)

Re: re mat - qot by 'itpro' (25 Nov 2008 @ 15:40)

Re: re mat - qot by 'richpudd2003' (25 Nov 2008 @ 15:48)

Re: re mat - qot by 'itpro' (25 Nov 2008 @ 15:53)

Re: re mat - qot by 'itpro' (25 Nov 2008 @ 15:38)

Re: re mat - qot by 'richpudd2003' (25 Nov 2008 @ 15:44)

Re: re mat - qot by 'itpro' (25 Nov 2008 @ 15:50)

Re: re mat - qot by 'richpudd2003' (25 Nov 2008 @ 15:58)

Richy's caught Ianitis, there's no cure mate! (nt) by 'alanrr' (25 Nov 2008 @ 16:04)

Re: Richy's caught Ianitis, there's no cure mate! by 'richpudd2003' (25 Nov 2008 @ 16:05)

Re: re mat - qot by 'itpro' (25 Nov 2008 @ 16:07)

Re: re mat - qot by 'richpudd2003' (25 Nov 2008 @ 16:14)

Ok...... I stop now. by 'itpro' (25 Nov 2008 @ 16:33)

Re: re mat - qot by 'itpro' (25 Nov 2008 @ 16:12)

Re: re mat - qot by 'richpudd2003' (25 Nov 2008 @ 16:23)

Re: re mat - qot by 'alanrr' (25 Nov 2008 @ 16:01)

Kerbs at Fulbeck by 'Dandino' (25 Nov 2008 @ 16:41)

Re: Kerbs at Fulbeck by 'DanXP1' << You are here!

er yes privateers can win. by 'MattBell' (25 Nov 2008 @ 17:02)

think this should stop now tbh by 'MattBell' (25 Nov 2008 @ 17:08)

Re: er yes privateers can win. by 'DanXP1' (25 Nov 2008 @ 17:14)

Re: er yes privateers can win. by 'RoadRunner' (30 Nov 2008 @ 12:46)

Re: er yes privateers can win. by 'DanXP1' (30 Nov 2008 @ 22:10)

Re: er yes privateers can win. by 'Canceric' (02 Dec 2008 @ 21:39)

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