proposed new red flag rule

As I sit and wait for my new shorter 4 lap race I propose a new red flag rule. If your race caused the red flag that race is shortened by 1 lap. Instead of punishing the races at the end of the day for your red flag. I think we have had 4 today at Rd. Atlanta and that would be a whole race regained by docking the red flag races a lap. What say you Mongo?

 

That actually sounds like a good idea. If a race is stopped due to a red flag, it is automatically shortened by 1 lap (or more, depending on the length of the delay). I know on the World level when there is a red flag delay, they shorten the race so the other afternoon races arent affected.

If you think about it, if a race is scheduled for say 8 laps, it gets 2 laps into it then a red flag, it only makes sense to completely restart the race, but only have it be 5-6 laps...rather than completely restarting it for 8 laps. With a full restart for full distance, not only do the guys that in that race essentially get an extra 2 laps free, but it means the racers later in the day could be punished 2 laps.

 

I had some kind of stomach bug yesterday afternoon, I was hoping for 2 lap races LOL.

 

Oh. Well. Shit.

Never mind then.

 

Someone just got lapped.

 

Let him think it was his idea, you thought his big head couldn't fit in the door now just wait

 

Yes this plus you get docked 1 lap for red flag, so that would have been the 2 in the books and 1 docked lap, so that would be total of 3 laps in the books. So restart of the original grid and 3 laps to complete a 6 lap race. So how many red flags did we have? I think one class had 2 red flags, so they should have been docked 2 laps and if they had completed any laps, that would have been added to the 2 docked laps. And if you get to the point with docked laps and completed laps that you are over the half way, then the rule of over half way and you have a red flag. Your race is complete. Revert back a lap to get your winner as you always do. And don't cut the races at the end of the day unless you absolutely have to. Then only cut those races by 1 lap instead of 2.

 

And fuck guys out of money if that ever happened.

 

I would ad that any race that is red flagged twice be moved to the end of the day and call up the next race.

 

I agree with moving said race to end of day.

Money,
Because we pay for an event. If there happens to be 2 red flags within 2 laps, which did happen, and thrn on the next restart another red flag, and thats declared a race, in my eyes, you are not delivering a product I paid for. Altho I completely understand the time constraints, and the hassle it all creates. But if I or anyone spends money, they want product.

Btw great weekend.

All but the 1 1/2 main water line busting on top paddock and flooding my pit. Not a single person working for security new where the water main was. I luckily searched and found it.

 

Not saying you docked a lap for the races this past weekend. That is the Proposed rule change. I'm saying take a lap away from the red flag race. You took total of 12 laps away from races that didn't cause any red flags, but none from the ones that had red flags. And I understand that everyone on the lead lap has to complete that lap for it to go in the books. But if you have a red flag at 2.5 laps, you go back to 2 laps then you dock the 1 lap for the red flag, so you would have 3 in the books. So that would mean you have 3 laps to go for a 6 lap race. Now if you have 3 in the books and red flag, plus the 1 dock lap, that puts 4 in the books, race over.

 

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