View Full Version : Cones are a 2 second penalty...
joemamaTypeR
03-03-2003, 01:49 AM
How much is a concrete post?
http://www.lonestarneco.com/joemama/pole1.jpg
http://www.lonestarneco.com/joemama/pole2.jpg
http://www.lonestarneco.com/joemama/pole3.jpg
RX7 with 5 liter v8 locked up after timing ends and slid into this post. Supposedly something broke on the car causing the lockup.
GuidoThePenguin
03-03-2003, 03:03 AM
I think in most regions, thats a DNF.
Check your local rule book to make sure.
reptar
03-03-2003, 10:40 AM
Ouch!
I would think the lap should still count... the guy crossed the timing lights, didn't hit any cones... no penalty. Although, I'm sure what time he got was the last thing on his mind!
GuidoThePenguin
03-03-2003, 01:50 PM
Thats why I like the airfield we run on, there's nothing solid to hit unless you TRY to hit it.....
joemamaTypeR
03-03-2003, 02:13 PM
Supposedly his rear brakes failed. This was the first time that we ran at this location, I didn't like it too much. It's smaller than the normal place we run at, and we had over 300 people run so it was a zoo.
GuidoThePenguin
03-03-2003, 05:17 PM
Originally posted by: joemamaTypeR
Supposedly his rear brakes failed. This was the first time that we ran at this location, I didn't like it too much. It's smaller than the normal place we run at, and we had over 300 people run so it was a zoo.
300!?!?!?
Jeez, what was it, a 30 second course everyone ran 2 times? Thats probably about all the time ya'll had.
joemamaTypeR
03-03-2003, 05:53 PM
3 runs, mine were around 38 seconds. The track owners jipped us on having an extra 100 feet of lot with no notice so they had to shorten the course when they setup on Saturday anyways.
Had a 15 minute delay when some numbnuts corner worker ran through the timing lights to pick up a cone. Then around an hour or with the car wrecked. Wasn't exactly a fun event to be at. At least it didn't rain.
GuidoThePenguin
03-03-2003, 06:53 PM
Originally posted by: joemamaTypeR
Had a 15 minute delay when some numbnuts corner worker ran through the timing lights to pick up a cone.
Try being the guy working the timing computer and have 2 cars on the track when someone does that.
I had a starter step through it TWICE trying to pick up a candy wrapper.......