> Here is my scenerio, I want to know if I will be punished "rating wise."
> The scenerio is Atlanta a 20 lap race that the front 2 drivers take
> themselves out after the first lap and a half, so I am in the lead for
> the entire race except for the first lap.
> With 4 laps to go the next closest person finally catches up to me and
> attempts to pass on the outside of the front stretch, I pull an
> Earnhardt and make my car 20' wide. An acceptable move since I was
> still infront of him, I was not a lap car and I DID NOT bump him.
> This move took me a little wide into the turn and he actually got inside
> of me but coming out of the turn I had the outside and a 1/2 a car
> length on him and apparently better tires because I pulled away from him
> enough to secure the inside groove in turn 3.
> With 2 laps to and going into turn 1 he came up on me again, and unless
> you have an awesome settup there is no way you are going to pass on the
> outside at Atlanta.
> So we come to the back stretch and he hits me (I assume thinking I would
> spin and he would win the race) and we both spin down the backstretch.
> I end up losing the race but finish third as I sustained no damage.
> Now, given he hit me in the straightaway, am I penalized for being in
> the incident, or only him for causing it?
> This for anyone interested is what I classifiy as the "underclass" of
> drivers. It doesn't always mean you are inexperienced, sometimes it
> means you don't belong out there, if you can't accept that someone else
> beat you and you think "Days of Thunder" driving has any place in
> racing.
incident.
Mike