GPL - The Dutch don't like me!!

Practicing at Zandvoort yesterday I was displaying my usual encompassing style (spin often enough and you will point in every direction of the compass). I spun at the last corner that leads to the pit straight and during the recovery I went past my board. No problem, me thinks, just whack it into reverse and back up to take a gander, then off on my way. As I passed the finish line I saw a black flag being held out for me. Heading into Tarzan I drove with one hand while hastily paging through the offical FIA rulebook which I always carry tucked under the seat. ...Hmmm, let's see here [downshift]. Now if it was a black flag with a Ferrari logo [downshift, downshift, brake] that would mean that Jean-Pierre Sarti had bought the big one on the Monza banking... no, that can't be it [turn hard right, crowd Surtees up on to the curb]... no, apparently the black flag means I have done something wrong... [gas it, do a little dirt racing to pass a back marker]... well, must check with my man on the next lap [rear end a Ferrari to help slow for the next corner]... On my next run up the straight the flag was still there, so I pulled into my pit to check in with my crew chief. My sign board displayed "DQ", and I thought "How delightful!! Why, a tasty sundae or banana split from Dairy Queen would be a nice followup to a successful practice session!!". Sadly, the text underneath revealed that I was disqualified for reversing on the track. Well, I never!! (well, I never got caught before....). I protested to the Chief Steward, but he just stood there, motionless. On to the race. Starting at the back of the field I managed to climb up a few places, at one point turning a 1:36 which for me with my old single axis T2 and running a Coventry with the default setup is a pretty good accomplishment. Then I ran into some problems making passes and after using a Lotus for a ramp jump that would have made Joey Chitwood proud I ended up giving the Dutch crowd a little taste of Ivan Stewart Americana with a few dune jumps. As I ran pass the pits what did I see but another black flag! Why, I had nary selected reverse the whole race! We shall have to discuss this again I see. I pulled into the pits on the next lap and was presented with a board stating that I had cut a corner. Hah! Why, it shouldn't count against me since I was inverted during at least half of the alleged infraction. And what about Gurney? He cut across the grass, too. Admittedly I had punted him there, but isn't that what catch fencing is for?? Again I appealed to the Chief Steward, but he was as unmoved as before. Practically set in stone, in fact. Well, you just can't reason with some people... I served my penalty and returned to the race, but my heart wasn't in it anymore. I consoled myself by brake testing the Lotuses, then I drove to the finish following my own unique Zandvoort racing line that by sheer coincidence happened to zig-zag wildly in front of anyone trying to get past me. So the black flags cost me a good start and a good finish, but I know the real reason. The Dutch just don't like me. -- Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

~ya just got days like that.... lmao

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>Practicing at Zandvoort yesterday I was displaying my usual encompassing >style (spin often enough and you will point in every direction of the >compass). I spun at the last corner that leads to the pit straight and >during the recovery I went past my board. No problem, me thinks, just >whack it into reverse and back up to take a gander, then off on my way. >As I passed the finish line I saw a black flag being held out for me. >Heading into Tarzan I drove with one hand while hastily paging through >the offical FIA rulebook which I always carry tucked under the seat. >...Hmmm, let's see here [downshift]. Now if it was a black flag with a >Ferrari logo [downshift, downshift, brake] that would mean that >Jean-Pierre Sarti had bought the big one on the Monza banking... no, >that can't be it [turn hard right, crowd Surtees up on to the curb]... >no, apparently the black flag means I have done something wrong... >[gas it, do a little dirt racing to pass a back marker]... well, must >check with my man on the next lap [rear end a Ferrari to help slow for >the next corner]... >On my next run up the straight the flag was still there, so I pulled >into my pit to check in with my crew chief. My sign board displayed >"DQ", and I thought "How delightful!! Why, a tasty sundae or banana >split from Dairy Queen would be a nice followup to a successful practice >session!!". Sadly, the text underneath revealed that I was disqualified >for reversing on the track. Well, I never!! (well, I never got caught >before....). I protested to the Chief Steward, but he just stood there, >motionless. >On to the race. Starting at the back of the field I managed to climb up >a few places, at one point turning a 1:36 which for me with my old >single axis T2 and running a Coventry with the default setup is a pretty >good accomplishment. Then I ran into some problems making passes and >after using a Lotus for a ramp jump that would have made Joey Chitwood >proud I ended up giving the Dutch crowd a little taste of Ivan >Stewart Americana with a few dune jumps. >As I ran pass the pits what did I see but another black flag! Why, I had >nary selected reverse the whole race! We shall have to discuss this >again I see. I pulled into the pits on the next lap and was presented >with a board stating that I had cut a corner. Hah! Why, it shouldn't >count against me since I was inverted during at least half of the >alleged infraction. And what about Gurney? He cut across the grass, too. >Admittedly I had punted him there, but isn't that what catch fencing is >for?? Again I appealed to the Chief Steward, but he was as unmoved as >before. Practically set in stone, in fact. Well, you just can't reason >with some people... >I served my penalty and returned to the race, but my heart wasn't in it >anymore. I consoled myself by brake testing the Lotuses, then I drove to >the finish following my own unique Zandvoort racing line that by sheer >coincidence happened to zig-zag wildly in front of anyone trying to get >past me. >So the black flags cost me a good start and a good finish, but I know >the real reason. The Dutch just don't like me. >-- >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ >Before you buy.

LOL, this certainly made my day! Dan Belcher Team Racing Unlimited http://simcrashes.cjb.net