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Re: Riding Kerbs that old chestnut!!
Posted by 'SimonS' on 29 Nov 2012 @ 23:15

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The clear and concise answer is that there are two aspects to the kerb riding question.

1) Leaving the track. We drive on the track. Any departure from the track is to be reported to the CoC. Two departures requires the CoC to investigate.

Leaving the track is defined as all four wheels over the white line.

2) Dangerous driving. The purpose of the kerb is to provide a run-off area, it is a safety aid. If you need to use a safety aid regularly then it is clear either that you are doing it deliberately to gain an advantage or you are not driving safely. The rules state that one or more wheels over the white line constitutes a 'use of safety' area

If you are observed to be 'accurate' in your use of a safety area, and do it frequently, then clearly you are either being deliberately dangerous or trying to cheat.

If your use of the safety area is random, inaccurate, or as a result of misjudgement, such as missing a braking point and sliding, then the CoC may judge that you are not trying to be deliberately dangerous, not trying to cheat. However the CoC still has the option to black flag you.

There are various people who will insist that riding the kerbs is safe, but it is just as much an issue of danger as deliberately punting, loading up, sideswiping or other variations of making contact.

As to your question "What point is there in kerbs?", the answer is that they are a safety aid.

They are reinforcements to the ground to prevent karts digging a hole. I have seen a kart flip end for end because the front wheel went into a hole caused by karts regularly riding beyond the kerb.

There are two separate and clear rules in the Blue Book dealing with kerb riding in karts. The general 'leaving the track rule' and the separate 'dangerous driving' rule for karts.

Is that clear enough?

Message Thread:

Riding Kerbs that old chestnut!! by 'TeamPoor' (29 Nov 2012 @ 17:15)

Re: Riding Kerbs that old chestnut!! by 'SimonS' << You are here!

Re: Riding Kerbs that old chestnut!! by 'MJC' (30 Nov 2012 @ 3:34)

Re: Riding Kerbs that old chestnut!! by 'TeamPoor' (30 Nov 2012 @ 13:56)

Re: Riding Kerbs that old chestnut!! by 'RoadRat' (30 Nov 2012 @ 17:47)

Re: Rotax S1 outside the lines by 'SAS' (30 Nov 2012 @ 19:26)

Kerbs by 'MrvanEs' (10 Dec 2012 @ 19:22)

Re: Kerbs by 'Traxtar' (10 Dec 2012 @ 19:37)

Re: Kerbs by 'Traxtar' (10 Dec 2012 @ 19:40)

Re: Kerbs by 'Traxtar' (10 Dec 2012 @ 19:44)

Re: Kerbs by 'richydehav' (11 Dec 2012 @ 8:33)

Traxtar by 'MrvanEs' (12 Dec 2012 @ 13:46)

Re: Traxtar by 'Cannar' (12 Dec 2012 @ 15:34)

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