Miata vs Lotus
08-11-2009, 06:03 PM
#21
Originally Posted by samerthehammer,Aug 11 2009, 06:22 PM
there was a yellow flag being waved but it so far off to the right that was hard to see. man i hope no one was seriously injured in this. chills went down my spine...
08-11-2009, 06:47 PM
#23
That was ####ing insane. Call me a pussy, but if I was the guy in the camera car I would not have kept cruising after seeing something like that.
08-11-2009, 07:05 PM
#24
What would you have done? Stopped, gotten out, and gotten run over?
In a fully prepped race car, your best bet is to keep moving, get out of the way, and let the SAFETY officials figure out the best course of action. All the drivers can do is obey their signals and wait it out.
In a fully prepped race car, your best bet is to keep moving, get out of the way, and let the SAFETY officials figure out the best course of action. All the drivers can do is obey their signals and wait it out.
08-11-2009, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by JonBoy,Aug 11 2009, 07:05 PM
What would you have done? Stopped, gotten out, and gotten run over?
08-11-2009, 07:24 PM
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That Miata driver was negligent. Even in that shitty video I saw that Lotus drive WAY off in the distance, the Miata was WAY off apex and almost looked like he tried to hit the thing. Horrible driving.
Simply proves that you should be looking through the turn instead of the road in front of you.
Simply proves that you should be looking through the turn instead of the road in front of you.
08-11-2009, 07:31 PM
#28
The Miata driver was right on the tail of the guy in front of him. The guy ahead of him swerved and he stayed on his line. Nothing negligent about it. Racing that close, you're busy trying not to hit what's right in front of you.
Try racing some time (for real). It's a lot different than even a really competitive driving event. When you're glued on someone's bumper, you can't really see anything ahead of you unless you get out from behind them.
Not saying he shouldn't still be looking around, only that a car is usually not in the middle of the straight and you'd be hard pressed to pick it up in his positoin. If anything, I would say the guy in front of the pack should have moved over sooner to make sure everyone dodged the Lotus...
Try racing some time (for real). It's a lot different than even a really competitive driving event. When you're glued on someone's bumper, you can't really see anything ahead of you unless you get out from behind them.
Not saying he shouldn't still be looking around, only that a car is usually not in the middle of the straight and you'd be hard pressed to pick it up in his positoin. If anything, I would say the guy in front of the pack should have moved over sooner to make sure everyone dodged the Lotus...
08-11-2009, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by JonBoy,Aug 11 2009, 07:05 PM
What would you have done? Stopped, gotten out, and gotten run over?
In a fully prepped race car, your best bet is to keep moving, get out of the way, and let the SAFETY officials figure out the best course of action. All the drivers can do is obey their signals and wait it out.
In a fully prepped race car, your best bet is to keep moving, get out of the way, and let the SAFETY officials figure out the best course of action. All the drivers can do is obey their signals and wait it out.
I'm talking about exiting the track brainiac.
Seriously, I would have discontinued racing until I knew what the heck just happened.
08-11-2009, 08:17 PM
#30
Originally Posted by JonBoy,Aug 11 2009, 07:31 PM
The Miata driver was right on the tail of the guy in front of him. The guy ahead of him swerved and he stayed on his line. Nothing negligent about it. Racing that close, you're busy trying not to hit what's right in front of you.
Try racing some time (for real). It's a lot different than even a really competitive driving event. When you're glued on someone's bumper, you can't really see anything ahead of you unless you get out from behind them.
Not saying he shouldn't still be looking around, only that a car is usually not in the middle of the straight and you'd be hard pressed to pick it up in his positoin. If anything, I would say the guy in front of the pack should have moved over sooner to make sure everyone dodged the Lotus...
Try racing some time (for real). It's a lot different than even a really competitive driving event. When you're glued on someone's bumper, you can't really see anything ahead of you unless you get out from behind them.
Not saying he shouldn't still be looking around, only that a car is usually not in the middle of the straight and you'd be hard pressed to pick it up in his positoin. If anything, I would say the guy in front of the pack should have moved over sooner to make sure everyone dodged the Lotus...
That Lotus was hard to miss.