Bolty,
Ya, I remember that one....serious Pucker Factor finish
that was dangerous. If I recall the Knuckle Dragger "backed"
through that one too.
Seems to me that most course designers spend too little time
on the finish section. It is an easy to imagine scenario. After
4 hours playing Roger Johnson and trying to fool everyone into
a DNF, some course designers run out of talent and "mail in the
finish."
There is only one thing to remember.......
Does the winner of the Indy 500 have to brake hard and dive into
the pits immediately after crossing the finish line? NO!
Come on course designers....is this racing or what? Lets finish
under power!
Scott Peterson
CP 117
>I usually don't comment on the list anymore. I got tired of the firestorm
of
>personal "Hate Mail" I received. However on this topic I'm going too. I
think
>Rocky
>is right on this one. There is no reason for a screwed up finish. I don't
>worry about
>whether its an issue of "Is it fun" or not? I drive a March Sports 2000. It
>has a very tight pedal area or footbox. Its easy to have a problem
especially
>if you are pressing
>a finish on a tight course. I had a situation last season at a local event
>that could
>have been a disaster. I crossed the finish line at at full throttle at the
>top of second gear(67 mph) approx. I got off of the throttle quickly and
>tried to apply the brakes.
>The shutdown area was short and a little bumpy. Everything would have been
>fine
>except instead of hitting only the brake pedal, I hit the brake and the gas
>at the same time. The toe of my driving boots slid up and got hooked in an
>opening above
>the pedal box that forms part of the cars "Tub". For a second the harder I
>pushed
>on the brakes the more the rear wheels broke loose. I finally
>realized(Instinctivly)
>to rip my foot back and take another try at hitting the brakes. I just
>barely(about
>20 feet from the curb) missed doing some serious fiberglass damage. The
course
>was setup on old asphalt that had lots of oil spots on it that contributed
to
>the problem. I'm not the best autox driver by any stretch but I'm not a new
>guy either.
>I remember asking the new guy doing the course that day(It was his first
time)
>"Why is that kink right after the finish"??? He told me "Thats so they have
>to slow
>down" I realized that day that this was a bad plan to say the least. I bet
>the KnuckleDragger remembers this one? He walked up to my car and said "Man
I
>can't believe you didn't hit the curb"!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>Mike(Of course I have it on tape from inside the car)B. 99cm
>
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