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Oh..... Harvey,.... use your BRAIN!
Posted by 'itpro' on 30 Oct 2009 @ 16:23

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It's not THAT complex. I'll make it even simpler!

Yes, a footballer might well be able to score more goals if he were allowed to take the ball BEHIND the goal and come round the other side, sneakily. What stops this is because it's AGAINST THE RULES to CROSS THE WHITE LINES!

We, too, have white lines. Yes, I can build a kart which will TROUNCE the lap record at Rye house if I only fit a cadet motor and can simply drive through the start/finish line, then turn right behind the starter's hut and then back onto the track. Admittedly, I'd need to use treaded tyres for driving on the grass but I could still beat YOU doing that on ANY KART ON THE PLANET..... if you stayed leaglly ON THE TRACK! What stops me from doing it is that I would be CHEATING! Why would I be cheating? Becasue I wopuld havbe broken the simple rule that you are required to RACE ON THE TRACK?

How do we KNOW where the track IS? That's simple; we mark it with white lines and CROSSING the white lines (with more than one wheel, repeatedly) is described in the Blue Book as C*H*E*A*T*I*N*G!!!

Now.... perhaps you'll notice that it does NOT describe placing ONE wheel on the kerb as cheating (even thought it IS), becasue it allows you a SMALL amount of discretion!

Now, try to imaging for yourself if I overtook you by cutting a corner COMPLETELY! I suspect you might JUST complain to the stewards....

Then, try to explain to yourself and then to US why **I** would be cheating when **I** 'cut the corner' by taking all four wheels of the track, but that YOU WOULDN'T be doing so at ANOTHER corner if you placed ALL FOUR wheels on the kerb!!!! The kerbs are ALWAYS outside the white lines and thus they are NOT PART OF THE CIRCUIT!

There are tracks (Rye House for example) where at LEAST one kerb is WIDER than a kart and anybody who wants to be quick, places the WHOLE KART on the kerb. If **I** overtook YOU by doing that (and it is EASY so to do at Rye), I would EXPECT you to complain about me CHEATING just like you'd do at ANY OTHER CORNER!

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To simplify..... the blue book does NOT object too strenuouly to you pacing a SINGLE wheel on a kerb ao long as it's not TOO often. It DOES object to MORE than 1 wheel, particularly if it's done REPEATEDLY and it recomments that the driver be DISQUALIFIED if caught!

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And while we are at it, you clearly don't follow Formula 1 THAT closely because, if you had, you'd know that the drivers were warned and THREATENED at Singapore if THEY placed more than ONE wheel over the white lines at a certain corner they'd be PENALISED..... Sounds EXACTLY like what I am suggesting in karting....... how strange!

Ian

Message Thread:

Mojo's - NO, Chassis Protectors, NO by 'MattScott' (29 Oct 2009 @ 8:59)

Re: Mojo's - NO, Chassis Protectors, NO by 'alanrr' (29 Oct 2009 @ 10:36)

Re: Mojo's - NO, Chassis Protectors, NO by 'crawford' (29 Oct 2009 @ 11:34)

Is the nose cone banned? nt by 'alanrr' (29 Oct 2009 @ 11:47)

Re: Is the nose cone banned? nt by 'crawford' (29 Oct 2009 @ 12:18)

Re: Is the nose cone banned? nt by 'KenE' (29 Oct 2009 @ 13:06)

Re: Is the nose cone banned? ken e by 'michaelg36' (29 Oct 2009 @ 17:04)

HKC Sept meeting told me to take mine off! by 'nholmewood' (30 Oct 2009 @ 9:15)

Re: Mojo's - NO, Chassis Protectors, NO by 'TFowler' (29 Oct 2009 @ 12:57)

TFowler, Hi there, no they don't dig in... by 'alanrr' (29 Oct 2009 @ 14:51)

NO, Chassis Protectors by 'SYMONCOCKILL' (29 Oct 2009 @ 14:13)

It's DEFINITELY the end of Rye House..... by 'alanrr' (29 Oct 2009 @ 14:28)

Re: It's DEFINITELY the end of Rye House..... by 'Aidantonykart' (29 Oct 2009 @ 14:32)

Re: It's DEFINITELY the end of Rye House..... by 'richpudd2003' (29 Oct 2009 @ 14:38)

Here.... hold on.... I have an IDEA! by 'itpro' (29 Oct 2009 @ 14:39)

Re: Here.... hold on.... I have an IDEA! by 'richpudd2003' (29 Oct 2009 @ 14:45)

Re: Here.... hold on.... I have an IDEA! by 'itpro' (29 Oct 2009 @ 14:50)

Yes, you are old farts and now you have a by 'alanrr' (29 Oct 2009 @ 15:21)

Re: Here.... hold on.... I have an IDEA! by 'richpudd2003' (29 Oct 2009 @ 15:34)

Clay Pigeon, miles away from us, never by 'alanrr' (29 Oct 2009 @ 15:41)

OTK Product by 'SYMONCOCKILL' (29 Oct 2009 @ 16:00)

Re: OTK Product by 'chris27' (29 Oct 2009 @ 16:47)

Re: Rye House, miles away from me, requires by 'richpudd2003' (29 Oct 2009 @ 16:46)

Re: Rye House, miles away from me, requires by 'SYMONCOCKILL' (29 Oct 2009 @ 16:54)

Re: Rye House, miles away from me, requires by 'John' (29 Oct 2009 @ 17:15)

Re: Rye House, miles away from me, requires by 'michaelg36' (29 Oct 2009 @ 17:19)

Still talking s***e Michael, just where is the... by 'alanrr' (29 Oct 2009 @ 17:42)

Re: Still talking s***e Michael, just where is the by 'richpudd2003' (29 Oct 2009 @ 17:45)

And you're an EXPERT are you rich? by 'alanrr' (29 Oct 2009 @ 18:18)

AlanRR by 'michaelg36' (29 Oct 2009 @ 18:30)

Re: AlanRR by 'alanrr' (29 Oct 2009 @ 18:45)

No... this time, the problem is YOU, Alan! by 'itpro' (29 Oct 2009 @ 19:46)

Ian, my viws on animals are right, by 'alanrr' (30 Oct 2009 @ 10:21)

Re: And you're an EXPERT are you rich? by 'richpudd2003' (29 Oct 2009 @ 18:57)

Well unlike you and the 'establishment' by 'alanrr' (29 Oct 2009 @ 19:03)

Re: Well unlike you and the 'establishment' by 'broke' (29 Oct 2009 @ 19:25)

My View by 'BanzaiBoy' (29 Oct 2009 @ 21:03)

Re: My View by 'BanzaiBoy' (29 Oct 2009 @ 21:14)

Re: My View by 'Kartingdad' (30 Oct 2009 @ 3:38)

I bet you're a bundle of fun on a motorway! by 'alanrr' (30 Oct 2009 @ 9:53)

Re: my views by 'minibeezo' (30 Oct 2009 @ 11:09)

Re: I bet you're a bundle of fun on a motorway! by 'Kartingdad' (30 Oct 2009 @ 13:47)

Re: I bet you're a bundle of fun on a motorway! by 'rushy121' (30 Oct 2009 @ 13:58)

Re: I bet you're a bundle of fun on a motorway! by 'harvinsurrey' (30 Oct 2009 @ 15:16)

Oh..... Harvey,.... use your BRAIN! by 'itpro' << You are here!

Oh MR smart4rse ITPRO by 'harvinsurrey' (30 Oct 2009 @ 16:57)

18 times the the number by 'harvinsurrey' (30 Oct 2009 @ 17:04)

Re: I bet you're a bundle of fun on a motorway! by 'itpro' (30 Oct 2009 @ 17:17)

Re: I bet you're a bundle of fun on a motorway! by 'harvinsurrey' (30 Oct 2009 @ 20:06)

Re: Rye House, miles away from me, requires by 'struds' (30 Oct 2009 @ 15:07)

Re: NO, Chassis Protectors by 'rushy121' (30 Oct 2009 @ 13:53)

I'm with Alanrr. not like that. by 'JamesC' (30 Oct 2009 @ 14:25)

Re: I'm with Alanrr. not like that. by 'Marc' (30 Oct 2009 @ 16:00)

Re: I'm with Alanrr. not like that. by 'Kartingdad' (30 Oct 2009 @ 16:50)

Re: I'm with Alanrr. not like that. by 'broke' (30 Oct 2009 @ 17:17)

Re: I'm with Alanrr. not like that. by 'Doink' (30 Oct 2009 @ 17:40)

Re: I'm with Alanrr. not like that. by 'itpro' (30 Oct 2009 @ 17:25)

Re: I'm with Alanrr. not like that. by 'broke' (30 Oct 2009 @ 17:37)

Re: I'm with Alanrr. not like that. by 'Kartingdad' (30 Oct 2009 @ 18:51)

Re: I'm with Alanrr. not like that. by 'KenE' (30 Oct 2009 @ 20:44)

Re: I'm with Alanrr. not like that. by 'harvinsurrey' (30 Oct 2009 @ 21:08)

Re: I'm with Alanrr. not like that. by 'Kartingdad' (31 Oct 2009 @ 2:50)

Re: I'm with Alanrr. not like that. by 'harvinsurrey' (31 Oct 2009 @ 8:04)

Itpro by 'MrvanEs' (01 Nov 2009 @ 20:14)

Re: Itpro by 'harvinsurrey' (01 Nov 2009 @ 21:27)

Re: Itpro by 'davidmc' (02 Nov 2009 @ 11:02)

Re: Itpro by 'harvinsurrey' (03 Nov 2009 @ 9:24)

Re: Itpro by 'davidmc' (03 Nov 2009 @ 9:49)

Re: Itpro by 'harvinsurrey' (03 Nov 2009 @ 16:54)

Re: Itpro by 'michaelg36' (03 Nov 2009 @ 23:27)

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