Moderator's Report
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It is the warm up lap. Redline is in a GT1 in 28th place behind the slower GTC class drivers. As the field move down the straight, Redline makes contact with JPV's GTC. There is no need for Redline to be driving close enough to risk this type of contact and he should be taking even more care on a damp track.
- Redline299 — caution — Take care behine slower class on warm-up lap.
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Jan has good momentum through the chicane at the top of the hill and moves to the inside at Les Combes. He has a small overlap when Goldtop turns in from the usual wide line probably unaware of exactly where Jan is. Jan has his car under control and would be making the corner just fine if Goldtop is not there. Although I would certainly not consider the move a 'divebomb' it is perhaps slightly ambitious. Due to Goldtop's request for no penalty to be considered, I am happy to call this a racing incident and am pleased not to have to make any further call in this tricky situation.
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JPV has caught Lee through Eau Rouge in his GTC and is attempting to pass him up the long hill. Redline is way faster than both in his GT1 but due to the existing overtaking manouvre has no way through. He does not back off soon enough and makes contact with JPV sending him off the track and ruining his chance to gain a position.
The fact that the weather is poor and there is a big difference in the car performance between classes is mitigation here, so I reduce the prescribed two place penalty to one.
- Redline299 — penalty — Rear contact — 1 place lost
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JPV has caught and passed Redline again at the top of the hill where Redline has struggled for grip in the chicane. Redline's GT1 is much faster down the next straight than JPV's GTC and as a result contact is made when braking for Les Combes.
Two pieces of contact in one sector against a lesser powered class car is unfortunate and I feel it necessary to enforce the full penalty prescribed for this incident - 2 places.
- Redline299 — penalty — Rear end shunt — 2 places lost
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Gazza has closed right up on Jose through the chicane at the top of the hill and pulls out to pass as Jose runs a bit wide. Jose moves away from the edge of the track and is nearly a whole car width away from the edge of the track when contact is made with Gazza. Having watched the replay of Jose on previous laps where his line here does vary, I do not believe this is a deliberate attempt to block. Given the weather at the time and Jose's mitigating reasons in his report, (spray, mirror reversal), the judgement of Racing Incident seems just.
