I see......and I get your point....and think its a good one. Sorry.
> I agreed with just about everything you suggested in your "Restart" or
Not!"
> thread. Some rules and guidelines couldn't hurt. With this thread I'm
simply
> saying let's not overreact to the Talladega race and forget the other 10
> races the were very, very, clean and competitive.
> David G Fisher
> > David...
> > I think you would have to agree that "rules" are as much a part of
racing
> as
> > the cars, the drivers, the teams, the track....they are part and parcel
to
> > an automobile race. Even "Friday Night Destruction Derby" events at
your
> > local dirt track.....have "rules!"
> > The RASCAR races already have a substantial set of "rules".....those are
> the
> > NASCAR racing rules coded into the sim. It is clear if you've ever
raced
> on
> > Sierra.com in an open pickup race......that those are not enough! What
> are
> > we talking about here, a half-dozen guidelines to promote some fun,
> > competitive races on Saturday....among a group of sim drivers with
varied
> > online racing backgrounds and experience? If something is adopted as a
> rule
> > or guideline that does not work as intended, then remove it or change it
> so
> > it does work as intended.
> > A standard "RASCAR Drivers Meeting" form, simple to just fill out and
post
> > weekly on RAS, with a set of "rules and guidelines" at the bottom for
> > everyone to see/review......simply allows the new guys joining the race
> each
> > week to see what is expected of them as a participant.....and reminds
the
> > "regulars" of some things that might be unique to the RASCAR event.
> There's
> > no "season points" involved, so all of this can be pretty simple stuff.
> > RAS is a public forum/newsgroup. That means RASCAR races, by
definition,
> > are little more than a public pickup race.....essentially anyone can
join
> > in. I think that's great......but does that mean that no rules or
> > guidelines are necessary? I think not.
> > Its clear the cross section of participants on RAS is about the same as
> the
> > general world population. A certain percentage of people don't like
> > rules....don't want to follow them....don't care about the chaos that
> > follows in their absence. On the other end of the spectrum, is the
abuse
> of
> > the "rule creation process".....by governing bodies/individuals.
> Somewhere
> > in the middle is the rest of us. This is pretty much a "given" and
> debating
> > about the need/no need for rules seems pointless to me. So, I'm
shutting
> > up.
> > Tom
> > > I'm as disappointed as anyone about the Talladega race yesterday, but
it
> > > looks like many of us are overreacting a little.
> > > I want to remind everyone that there have been 12 RASCAR races, and
> there
> > > have only been two that have been a problem. Pocono and Talladega. All
> the
> > > other races have been very, very clean. I don't think we need to make
> any
> > > changes in race frequency or put limits on who can join. Talladega
(and
> > > Daytona) are tracks where people wreck, plain and simple. Even in real
> > life
> > > there are wrecks there (like last Sunday when half the field was
> > > eliminated). I doubt you will ever see an online race at those tracks
> that
> > > resembles the real race where the drivers go three wide around the
track
> > lap
> > > after lap after lap.
> > > Yesterday was a mess simply because people were being too agressive,
> maybe
> > > looking to be the winner of the "big r.a.s." race. :-)
> > > How come nobody makes a big deal out of how yellow free the races were
> in
> > > the weeks before? Shit sells. :-)
> > > I expect the following races to settle back down and be clean,
> competitive
> > > races again. Maybe we can try Talladega again as a second race
sometime
> > soon
> > > and see how it goes. Driven appropiately with good drivers, Talladega
> and
> > > Daytona can be a real blast, as it was for me for about 25 laps in the
> > > practice session.
> > > David G Fisher
