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Re: cik cameras on karts!
Posted by 'SimonS' on 01 Sep 2009 @ 08:57

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"i still think they could do with a cctv camera at turn one too "

The problem with a camera at turn one is that to be really useful it has to be mounted vertically above the track so that it can show the relative positions and speeds of the various karts. It also has to be very wide angle (or a series of overlapping cameras) to show the whole of an incident.

The danger with cameras on the same plane at the karts is that they can only show one aspect of the incident, and if clerks rely on that alone; and drivers or parents are guaranteed to demand that their view is backed up by the camera; then the complaints will shift from "I was punted" to " camera / clerk was wrong".

The NKRA finals at GYG were ferociously observed (and quite rightly too) and a number of drivers brought up on driving infringements. Even there one might discuss whether the clerks findings were 'right'. As an instance, Craig Copeland got a black flag for one incident which arguably was a case of a wet corner, slick tyres and a driver who thought he had the inside line. Whatever, Steve Barlow got knocked sideways and went from fourth to last and Craig got an exclusion which pushed him down 8 places on the final grid.

The important part though was that Craig was able to accept the clerks decision without a display of bad sportsmanship or demanding endless appeals and produce a cracking race at the end of the day, even though the incident might have cost him the National championship.

And to an extent, it is the unwillingness of other drivers to accept a decision and their readiness to fund appeals from deep pockets which then threaten the rest of the programme that has helped cause the driving problem. Drivers are as much to blame as bad observation.

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cik cameras on karts! by 'rotaxvet' (28 Aug 2009 @ 20:32)

Re: cik cameras on karts! by 'Aquila' (28 Aug 2009 @ 22:05)

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Re: cik cameras on karts! by 'Aquila' (29 Aug 2009 @ 13:00)

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