rec.autos.simulators

This question may sound stupid at first, but this has happened to me
twice that I can remember.

I'm about to be lapped (in the next lap or two) when a caution comes
out.  The yellow flag is still.  I race to the start/finish line ahead of
the lead car where the yellow flag remains still.  Because of the
position of the start/finish line being in the middle of the pits
(Rockingham), the pace car comes onto the track before I can reach turn
one.  I fall in behind the pace car.  On the pace lap, when I cross the
start/finish line the yellow flag waves.

Does this mean that I could have passed the pace car and raced around the
track to the start/finish again?

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: This question may sound stupid at first, but this has happened to me
: twice that I can remember.

: I'm about to be lapped (in the next lap or two) when a caution comes
: out.  The yellow flag is still.  I race to the start/finish line ahead of
: the lead car where the yellow flag remains still.  Because of the
: position of the start/finish line being in the middle of the pits
: (Rockingham), the pace car comes onto the track before I can reach turn
: one.  I fall in behind the pace car.  On the pace lap, when I cross the
: start/finish line the yellow flag waves.

: Does this mean that I could have passed the pace car and raced around the
: track to the start/finish again?

yes

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: I'm about to be lapped (in the next lap or two) when a caution comes
: out.  The yellow flag is still.  I race to the start/finish line ahead of
: the lead car where the yellow flag remains still.  Because of the
: position of the start/finish line being in the middle of the pits
: (Rockingham), the pace car comes onto the track before I can reach turn
: one.  I fall in behind the pace car.  On the pace lap, when I cross the
: start/finish line the yellow flag waves.

: Does this mean that I could have passed the pace car and raced around the
: track to the start/finish again?

Yes, keep driving all out (safely though) until the yellow flag waves
"maddly" (version 1.2 only I think).  The yellow flag officially does
not come into effect until the leader crossed the start-finish line with
the yellow flag waving.   You can safely pass a car on the track under
yellow (in the simulation only) as long as you are back in line before
you cross the start-finish line (black flag time).  I will do this on
an occassion just to make sure that I am where I am really supposed to
be.
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I know this is Indycar I'm talking about, but it kinda goes along with
this.  When the caution waves in Indycar, the game won't let you pass
them, so I just run down the pit road and get in front of the 1st car
(there is no pace car), and run around till I catch the back of the
back.  This may work in NASCAR, but I don't know, I've never played it.

Yes.  Still yellow means yellow flag condition.  When it waves you are
taking the yellow at the line.  Always keep passing until you get a "STAY
BEHIND..." message.