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> >Anyone not qualifying or qualifying very
> >poorly is moderately suspicious - no red alert yet, but at least he
should
> >be watched in the race.

> Ooh, I don't like that opinion.  I ran a race online at Daytona.  Everyone
else
> qualified at 187 or above - I was at 181.  Also, I used to purposely drive
slow
> qual laps to ensure I'd be at the back of the grid.  It would keep me out
of
> all the crashing on the start...

> Eldred
> --
> Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001
> Homepage - http://www.racesimcentral.net/~epickett
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> Never argue with an idiot.  He brings you down to his level, then beats
you
> with experience...
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> of course no offence was meant to anyone, but unfortunately this is one
> possible criterion how to recognize a wrecker.

> But please note that I explicitely said this is _one_ of the circumstances
> which _can_ indicate a wrecker. It not necessarily does.

> Achim

> > >Anyone not qualifying or qualifying very
> > >poorly is moderately suspicious - no red alert yet, but at least he
> should
> > >be watched in the race.

> > Ooh, I don't like that opinion.  I ran a race online at Daytona.
Everyone
> else
> > qualified at 187 or above - I was at 181.  Also, I used to purposely
drive
> slow
> > qual laps to ensure I'd be at the back of the grid.  It would keep me
out
> of
> > all the crashing on the start...

> > Eldred
> > --
> > Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001
> > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett
> > GPLRank - under construction...

> > Never argue with an idiot.  He brings you down to his level, then beats
> you
> > with experience...
> > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

> >Hi Eldred,

> >of course no offence was meant to anyone, but unfortunately this is one
> >possible criterion how to recognize a wrecker.

> >But please note that I explicitely said this is _one_ of the circumstances
> >which _can_ indicate a wrecker. It not necessarily does.

> I know that, but if people are looking that closely, any mistake I make could
> be suspect.  That's all I need is to spin out, and have someone say "See?  I
> *thought* he was a wrecker"...

> Eldred
> --
> Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001
> Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett
> GPLRank - under construction...

> Never argue with an idiot.  He brings you down to his level, then beats you
> with experience...
> Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

> >Outside of testing sessions, you seriously should not be spinning
> >much.  If you are you're either pushing it too hard or need more
> >practice.  No offense, but self-spins can be as annoying as people who
> >wreck people on purpose.

> You're kidding, RIGHT?  You actually think the two are equal?

> > >Outside of testing sessions, you seriously should not be spinning
> > >much.  If you are you're either pushing it too hard or need more
> > >practice.  No offense, but self-spins can be as annoying as people who
> > >wreck people on purpose.

> > You're kidding, RIGHT?  You actually think the two are equal?

> Morally?  No, not at all.

> In terms of annoyance?  Not quite, but damn close.  I just ran a
> league race at Atlanta, 114 laps and no less than 16 cautions.
> Someone actually self-spun in front of me, I have no idea how, since
> we were using a Papy fixed-fast setup which is tighter than hell.  I
> would've likely been more entertained if someone had just lost their
> wits and went around ramming people for half the race.

> Could you imagine how much NASCAR would suck if every 2-5 laps there
> was a caution because someone lost control of their car?

> Someone actually self-spun in front of me, I have no idea how, since
> we were using a Papy fixed-fast setup which is tighter than hell.