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Well here is something else that is driving me nuts: The post applies mainly to Talladega, specifically at the tri-oval where at full race speed there essentially is only one safe line through. Thankfully no one has been trying to pass in the tri-oval (I haven't seen anyone try yet, but I would not put it past some). What I have seen which is just as frustrating is cars that either spin in turn 4 or in the tri-oval itself who come back onto the track at well below race speed. They should and do have every right to come back onto the track to accelerate up to speed, but in and around the tri-oval this is can be dangerous to other drivers. At these lower speeds, there are many lines that will work through the tri-oval... USE THEM! Twice in a race I was coming out of the tri-oval and drifting out to the wall near the S/F line, only to run into the back of a car going about 50 mph. I had no where to go, and no time to step on brakes. This same thing goes for the tri-oval's entry. Unless you are at full speed, you don't need to enter from the edge of the wall. You'll just end up slowing people down if you're lucky, or you'll be runover if you not. This also applies to other tracks as well. Please use common courtesy. If you are just coming back onto the track and accelerating, move to let cars pass you in the straights until you are up to speed, and stay high in the turns to let the traffic pass under you. This will allow you to accelerate back up to speed without hindering the rest of the field. Well that's about it for now. If I find any other things that these moron (excuse me again, inexperienced) drivers are consistently doing wrong, I'll let you know. -- Eric T. Busch Emory University

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>Well here is something else that is driving me nuts: >The post applies mainly to Talladega, specifically at the tri-oval where at full >race speed there essentially is only one safe line through. >Thankfully no one has been trying to pass in the tri-oval (I haven't seen anyone >try yet, but I would not put it past some). What I have seen which is just as >frustrating is cars that either spin in turn 4 or in the tri-oval itself who come >back onto the track at well below race speed. They should and do have every >right to come back onto the track to accelerate up to speed, but in and around >the tri-oval this is can be dangerous to other drivers. >At these lower speeds, there are many lines that will work through the >tri-oval... USE THEM! Twice in a race I was coming out of the tri-oval and >drifting out to the wall near the S/F line, only to run into the back of a car >going about 50 mph. I had no where to go, and no time to step on brakes. This >same thing goes for the tri-oval's entry. Unless you are at full speed, you >don't need to enter from the edge of the wall. You'll just end up slowing people >down if you're lucky, or you'll be runover if you not. >This also applies to other tracks as well. Please use common courtesy. If you >are just coming back onto the track and accelerating, move to let cars pass you >in the straights until you are up to speed, and stay high in the turns to let the >traffic pass under you. This will allow you to accelerate back up to speed >without hindering the rest of the field. >Well that's about it for now. If I find any other things that these moron >(excuse me again, inexperienced) drivers are consistently doing wrong, I'll let >you know. >-- >Eric T. Busch >Emory University

It's gonna be like that for a while. The pace lap and the entry and exit of the pits during yellows is a difficult art to learn with 32 other people. Ther warm up laps are there for a purpose...to allow drivers to reenter a track without colliding with the field. The real drivers use them, and since this is supposed to be a simulation of the real thing...then everyone should use them also. Sometimes it may lose someone time in the race to stay at a little lower speed to get on the track, but it's better than getting yourself taken out and finishing last because you swung out into some poor unsuspecting driver. Not useing the lanes and following a proper speed and line is the quickest way to lose the respect of other drivers around you. No one wants to spend $6-10 dollars an hour to get taken out in the first lap, or while your leading the race and have a backmarker swerve up and hit you. A little courtesy will get you a LONG way on this network. -- http://www.cris.com/~bms/index.htm Closed Beta Tester Hawaii Network - bsimpson online "It's Always Darkest before it goes totally Black"