Quote:
Racing to line
From: "Dave Thompson" <dthomp (AT) hotmail (DOT) com
Date: Sat, Sep 20, 2003 00:02 EDT
Message-id: <TjQab.13321$kg.9642 (AT) twister (DOT) tampabay.rr.com
you accept that? yea racing back to the yellow is real safe from your couch |
we are talking about some of the best drivers in the world. there is nothing
wrong with having the LEADER of the race to decide to run the lapped cars back
to the flag or not. that is the rights earned by the leader. when we allow the
modern driver to totally disreguard the history and traditions of the sport and
act like immature jerks. then we begin the decline of the sport. there is no
reason with the modern communication equipment we have today that the leader
cannot run lapped cars back to the line in a safe manner. the second place
driver on back should start acting like mature gentlemen and back off unless
there is a chance in their eyes that the race will not restart and the race to
the line will be the race for the win. wait till talledega and when the leader
takes the white flag and a car way in the back spins. the yellow is displayed
and if there is no racing back to the flag then the race is over there and no
one can pass. what if my teammate is leading with a couple of laps to go. i
cutoff my engine and coast to a stop. no passing so my teammate wins. stupid
rule change.