[bowtieboy]

Well, talk about "Welcome to last week !".......

I started watching the show Set Up on Speed and low and behold saw where the autocross community is being represented by Mike this season .......and, if I heard them correctly, has won 2 out of 3 of the events he has been in thus far.

Even better; Mike won this particular race I was watching and a crew chief of another driver boasted that if his driver would have had a few more laps that he could have easily taken Mike ~ the hosts asked Mike if he felt that would have been the case and he confidently said "no". More words were said and before you know it the hosts had just these two boys on the track to race ~ telling the other guy that if he couldn't beat Mike that he would be out.

Long story short; Mike won, the other guy wasn't kicked off but his crew chief was besically told to not to be so arrogant, as it could cost his driver next time

Congratz to Mike ! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/2thumbs.gif)

This post has been edited by bowtieboy: Mar 14 2008, 09:39 PM

[rpoz-29]

"fans/buddies/nuthuggers"? I'm not sure that was called for. Yeah, the "rubbin is racin" line wasn't well received, but the trumped up "going for it", and "this is what you've been working for", advice Tommy was giving the drivers wasn't given in order to have them drive timidly.

[rmackintosh]

"fans/buddies/nuthuggers"? I'm not sure that was called for. Yeah, the "rubbin is racin" line wasn't well received, but the trumped up "going for it", and "this is what you've been working for", advice Tommy was giving the drivers wasn't given in order to have them drive timidly.

Depends on what category you fall into. Not saying which it may be, but the declarations of being "screwed" and "turning off the TV in disgust" because of the incident surely implies some of that. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

The show WAS PLUMB FULL of irritating rule changes/declarations/incidents.....showing such emotion because of this one, implies some level of "preference" to the driver in question.

If the driver in question read into "going for it" and "this is what you've been working for" comments to mean drive over your head, why should that be accepted and/or condoned. Seems more like a non W2W driver not understanding W2W driving at all. Sure he was faster than the other guy....sure he couldn't get around him....if I had a dollar for everytime that happens to me, I could finance my ALMS career! The faster driver DOES NOT ALWAYS win in road racing.....imagine that! Patience, picking your spots, race craft all are huge....AND don't alway work!

Coming into a turn with his inside wheels at the racing surfaces edge, on a turn where the inside line is DOG SLOW....locking up the brakes for 30 feet and pounding the guy on line into the weeds is POOR driving. Sorry, no two ways about it. His comments about how "I was in the same place the last few laps....he should have known I was there....." was another example of non W2W experience showing. The PASSING driver is responsible for making the pass SAFELY. If he can't, the lead driver has EVERY RIGHT to take the proper line in the turn. Divebombing up to the guys door with tires smoking is NOT "having the line".... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)