At the meeting on Sunday in the thunder car meeting it was said that if you stop to avoid a crash you are now a involved car. Does anyone else think that this is a joke. In Nascar when the yellow is thrown the field is frozen. Should this not be the same at Barrie???
I don't like the rule, but as they say it does go both ways. You might lose this time but gain some other time. At least the rule should always be the same, no special treatment for anyone.
Pretty tough to freeze the field exiting turn two for the scorers. Back to the previous lap yes I agree. Stop to avoid a wreck you get your spot back imo. If you run raceceivers its not that difficult to tell a driver who to start behind. Its a judgement call someone doesnt want to have to make I guess. I have been in a position many times where I wished the dumped car would get his spot back. They do it at some tracks in the US if its a blatent spin.
I’m of the opinion that it depends on the incident - - but generally if you are unable to continue forward momentum and come to a full and complete stop, you are blocked in and involved. You are unable to avoid the incident.
An example of an exception would include if the entire track was blocked by an incident.
If you continue rolling forward and pull out you are not involved and go to the last completed lap.
I think it's a preety dumb rule...it's a safety thing as well, when you stop not to t-bone a car sliding up the track or something.
- but generally if you are unable to continue forward momentum and come to a full and complete stop, you are blocked in and involved. You are unable to avoid the incident.
that's a vaild point though and I agree...if that's what the "rule is" I was thinking it ment..if you come to a full stop(or very close), then soon as theres an opening, contiune on around. and if you did that you would be put to the back.
here's another point though..what if you "spin yourself out" to adviod it...but you spin your self all the way around or almost all the way around without ever comming to a complete stop and coutiune on.... that's something I'v always thought was a grey area as well.
