UKGPL Season 20 (2010-2011) Novices Trophy (65) - Anderstorp (GP) - Feb 8

[BadBlood]

Karliss,

If you do not agree with a Mods ruling then you can appeal it however incidents on Lap 1 are dealt with more harshly than other incidents since they are potentially calamitous for so many. The main point is that Warp is almost always a factor at the start since so many cars are close together so you HAVE to be cautious. Unlike real racing a gap opening up at the start isn't necessarily usable.

The major reason you got penalised was that you did not lift - you can't worry about being rear ended and drive through the man in front - the driver behind you has to be able to avoid you if you lift so don't worry about that.

I know that the penalties can feel harsh - I am still smarting from my second one at Mosport and I STILL don't agree with it but I have accepted it and modified my driving because of it. I believe that is the main reason for the penalties - to encourage more cautious driver behaviour.

As far as it goes I think Mike does an excellent job for us (it is a LOT of work) and I am certain that he is both fair and impartial.

Chin up and let's enjoy the next one!

[blito]

Ok Karlis, heres another point of view ---
i`d qualified well and was looking forward to the race but at T1 i got a little too sideways and was slooooow out of the corner but I held it together just long enough to get a punt from behind, spinning me out of contention.
Obviously i was a bit pissed off about that!
So i set off in a red mist chasing down Nigel, i made a stunning move on him but we touched (probably lag as the mod says i moved left but my replay shows nige moving right {btw, i`m not apealling as i was dead last anyway..} ). Having recovered from that i set off in an even greater red mist and basically barged my way past rog and out-braked myself causing shunt no3.

So basically, Karlis, you not lifting at T1 like you should have screwed my state of mind to the point where, myself  nigel and rog all had our races spoiled, as well as you receiving the penalty. Perhaps, in retrospect, you might like to reflect on how better your race would have been if you had lifted!

[Hristo Itchov]

Blito, you can't blame Karlisss'es mistake for how you drive afterwards, lol... it's totally your responsibility to deal with your emotions, whatever the case.

[miner2049er]

Sorry, Mike, of course it's not Tim, my mistake.

No problem, Tim does most things around here

[blito]

Blito, you can't blame Karlisss'es mistake for how you drive afterwards, lol... it's totally your responsibility to deal with your emotions, whatever the case.

can do so, did do so, will continue to do so


I understand what your saying there H,(and incidentally, quite agree with you)  but the point is that once something happens to destroy your composure, no matter who is to blame, then its more-or-less game over which is clearly what happened to me in this instance.
Now, when it comes to this kind of incident we can either get all psychoanalytical or we can just point and blame. We tend to choose the latter because its easier, but if you really want me to start to analyse peoples on track behaviour and its consequences then i have plenty of materiel kept in reserve, although i think for the interests of the community it is probably best kept there!

As for the point in hand here, sometimes its right to just admit our own failures when the moderators point them out to us, after all I have been far from blameless in this season and have not once had reason to complain about either competitor or moderator in any judgement.